AdopTalk

Adoptee Amy commented:

Can't we just agree to disagree on the name thing and move on? Are we going to argue the name thing while the adoption industry moves on and running over younger women? This is about fighting for the rights of those involved in the adoption triad. This fight is about remembering the child and the mother. This fight is about honoring that bond. Are we going to allow the adoption industry to make money off all of us? Adoption is a necessary function in our society. I for one wish that every woman and child to be loved and respected. Our society on the other hand still runs us over daily. Lets get over this and fight to reform adoption law where it is not about profit.

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I offer this food for thought... an analogy:

I have a friend who is dying of ALS also known as Lou Gehrigs disease. It is a horrible slow death as the muscles on the body atrophy. You slowly become more and more crippled and loose breathing capacity and even the ability to swallow. It is devastating and needs much money for research. What if those who worked to bring attention to this disease and raise money for research spent all their time arguing over whether it should be known as Lou Gehrigs disease – named after the baseball player who had it, or by its medical name ALS which stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. And they argued and argues about this while people continued to suffer and die instead of fund raising or doing anything to help those suffering? Wouldn’t that be an awful shame?

This is why I keep asking over and over…. can we STOP fighting amongst ourselves and get on with doing what needs to be done??