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- "Regrettably, in many cases, the emphasis has changed from the desire to provide a needy child with a home, to that of providing a needy parent with a child. As a result, a whole industry has grown, generating millions of dollars of revenue each year..." - Commission on Human Rights, resolution 2002/92; E/CN/2002/79; page 25
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- "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."- Friedrich Nietzsche
"Adoption is a violent act, a political act of aggression towards a woman who has supposedly offended the sexual mores by committing the unforgivable act of not suppressing her sexuality, and therefore not keeping it for trading purposes through traditional marriage. The crime is a grave one, for she threatens the very fabric of our society. The penalty is severe. She is stripped of her child by a variety of subtle and not so subtle manoeuvres and then brutally abandoned." - Joss Shawyer, Death by Adoption, Cicada Press (1979)
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Wow! I love following your writings. I am the mother to four children three of which are adopted. It is very touching to hear the stories of the birth mothers. I try so hard to include the birth parents to my children so there is not a loss felt only a gain of bigger family. I know the birth family loves them and I want my kids to know that. Thank you.
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Posted by: Jennifer | November 02, 2007 at 10:29 AM
Absolutely excellent!! You guys never cease to amaze me!
Posted by: Margie | October 30, 2007 at 11:53 PM
i am sitting at my desk, at work, sobbing.
Posted by: barb | October 30, 2007 at 10:01 AM