What's your connection to adoption?

BOTZ

I am adopted.

And, re: "Last I checked people didn't raise children out of meanness"

My APs did.

Bella

~Hopefully a future adoptive parent.~

Spotty-Dotty

Exactly..

I know family who are or have adopted.

Molly

in process of adoption

Mel

I was a young, scared, pregnant woman who considered adoption for my then unborn daughter.

After a lot of research, soul searching, and praying I realized that I needed her as much as she would need me.

ladedamom

proud adoptive mom

Daughter of an adoptee.
I am also a soon to be adoptive mom to a great little guy.

LinnyG

Just a regular adoptee.

love my life

I am an adoptee who has been adopted twice. Had 3 sets of parents before the age of three.
It amazes me the td's just for saying there adopted or an ap shows the silliness of the td's doesn't it

cricketlady

I'm a birth mom, adopted mom, Guardianship mom, kinship mom---all at some point in life and still have an ongoing interest in foster care.

Tonia

I am a proud adoptive mother.
My father, aunt, uncle and one cousin were adopted.

Krista R

adopted adult in reunion with original family and have a family of my own.

cailin

i was adopted as an infant. have had unsuccessful reunion with my birth parents.

H******

I was adopted when I was an infant.

I'm now an adult advocating for the restoration of the civil rights of all adults who were adopted as children.

Ferbs

Proud adoptive mom.

Hoping to do so again through private or public.

EDIT: The TD's are from those who don't agree with the position of the poster...regardless of whether they are adoptees, adoptive families or birth/first/bio parents. Everyone has an opinion. Especially if you have the nerve to state you want to adopt again.

It's a straight up question with direct answers. No one should be giving or getting TD on this one.

Chibi~

I was adopted a year after birth. I've never met my birth parents, nor do I know much about them. But really, it's not that bad. It doesn't make much of a difference to me. It all just seems like my adopted parents are my birth parents.

a healing adoptee

i'm adopted.

kateiskate is getting married

I'm a transracial and international adoptee. No other ties to adoption. I personally couldn't bring myself to relinquish since I know the pain that adoption causes, and I know I will never adopt.

7rin

Adoptee, and birth mother who didn't relinquish. <wry g>

Pip

I'm a natural mother

Shelbi =)

Personally, my connection to adoption is that my boyfriend (fiance. Whatever. We have been together for almost 4 years) is adopted. At first I was kind of clueless. He has two adopted parents of a different race and a mother from his home country who doesn't speak english. He was really excited to introduce me to both. I have learned a lot about adoption in the last 4 years. Mostly through yahoo! answers adoption.
One day I would like to do foster care. One day is a long way off though. We still have much more to learn before committing to something as huge as that.

Jade

I'm adopted

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birthmom

Andraya - Snark's Sister

I think my screen name sums it up quite well.

SJM

I'm just an adoptee, but my natural dad is also an AP.

cruzgirlz3

I'm adopted....raising an adoptee (my nephew)....and am a foster parent (to my nephew).

Lady Rowan

i'm adopted.

Honest & Sober

an adoptee whose adopted father is also an adoptee.

Melissa Swan

My first mother was unofficially adopted by her aunt and uncle. When she was a baby her father's sister who lived in the countryside was lonely and said to the mother "It's not fair you've got 2 girls, I haven't got any, let me borrow one". So my FM went to live with her, 2 hours away from her bios in the days when transport was a big deal (no cars, no money for trains). It was never made legal, she kept her original legal name, although everyone there called her Katy instead of Kathryn.
When she was getting married somebody said to her "Oh Kathryn, history always repeats itself."
She gave me for adoption then later adopted 4 older siblings. (11, 12, 13)

So she is all 3.

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