Family Forum / Parenting / Adoption / November 2004

For the ones celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow have a great one :o)
We will probably have chinese since we are cooking on Saturday. No sense in
cooking a big turkey day dinner for just the 2 of us........maybe I can go pick
up a couple Swansons or Banquet Turkey Dinners........beep ...

http://www.houstonvoice.com/2004/11-26/view/columns/children.cfm
The real losers are the children
It’s easy for ‘good Christians’ to stand tall on ‘saving marriage’
when they’re perched on a pile of children

Hope you all have a great day and are abe to reflect on all there is to be
thankful for.  Happy Birthday Sheri.  Wow the big 33 I wish I could say I am
comming up on 33 again.  Have a wonderful day!

I have read some of the posts here and am wondering if this group is only
for adoptees?  adoptees and adoptive parents?  are birth parents welcome?
Some of the posts I read didnt sound too friendly towards birth parents,
especially the birth mothers.  Of course maybe I wasnt ...

Hey all.  I thought I'd drop by and let everyone know who cares (that's you,
Jean--hubba hubba) that I'm still alive and kicking.  Life's been busy
lately (new job, old bills) and if the 3162 unread e-mails that I just
deleted are any indication, I've had little time to communicate ...

If you think you know Christmas, you may well be mistaken.
Try your in depth knowledge with this exam from England - and no you can't
ask Robin for help, that would be cheating.
I know this has little to do with adoption - well how about this - it's time

OHIO
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/perspective/chi-0411280055nov28
,1,1680969.story?coll=chi-newsopinionperspective-hed
Baby abandoned; for reporter not just a story, it's her life

The following quote came through a group that I belong to. It may not appeal
to "grateful adoptees" or to "adoptive parents" but I am pretty sure it will
strike a chord with any "birthmothers". Personally, I like it and that's why
I am posting it :-)

http://www.theindependent.com/stories/112804/new_adoption28.shtml
The other side of adoption: Mother tells of giving up child
Decision was difficult, but seen as what was best for son
By Mike Bockoven

I made some homemade turkey tamales with homemade cranberry jalapeno sauce
inside............YUM YUM!
They ate them all up yesterday, took the ones out of the freezer for the trip
home and I am making another big batch. LOL

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Mother Is Club Hostess Who Became Tycoon's Mistress
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 28) - The illegitimate son of a wealthy South Korean
industrialist has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was denied an inheritance

NY Newsday  Sports  Business Entertainment Photos  Multimedia  Columnists
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GRIDLOCK ALERT DAY TODAY IN MANHATTAN ... Large crowds jam stores for Black

MASSACUSETTS
Tobin's bill gives newborns safe havens statewide
West Roxbury Bulletin - Jen Mehigan - November 4, 2004
Just around the same time the Red Sox swept the World Series victory, a home