Family Forum / Parenting / Adoption / November 2005

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I myself am NOT adopted, and I NEVER gave a kid up for adoption, BUT i
know people who have been adopted. I,m here to tell you that putting a
kid up for adoption FOR ANY REASON,  DOES make you a bad parent!!! Your
kid will HATE you for the rest of their life for abandoning them!

I thought it important to post this story from the BBC as it shows just how
abysmal our social work industry is becoming in the UK under Mr Blair's 'New
Labour' government.  Under the new adoption laws a local authority can get
Bacon Status and additional government grants if they ...

http://www.cullmantimes.com/story.php?id=2401
Sisters meet face to face
Jimmy Simms
The Cullman Times

http://www.mykawartha.com/ka/news/kawartha_lakes/story/3181470p-3685863c.html
'A niece lived on the same street and I didn't know'
Woman's search for birth family would have been much easier under new
law

Marley, some time back you posted or commented on an article about
Kansas Attorney General Phil Kline.   It related to his harrassment of
abortion clinics, particularly Dr. Tiller in Wichita.  I commented
about Tiller (who I still say is scum, though I am 100% pro-choice).

Hello all, I am looking for Michelle Bowers aka Micki Bowers she used
to live in Catonsville on Handy Ave. Her sons name is James or Jimmy
Bowers and her husbands name is Armand Bowers he worked for the
government.

I would like to write a personal Thank You to the TURD that managed to have
my Yahoo mail password changed.
You truly suck!!!
However, you will be displeased to learn that I, once again, have access to

For All Birth Moms:
The subject: Grief and Grieving
The Object:  Your Mothers
So, if you're able, share with me your thoughts and feelings

Got this from another board...At least he won't dirty the gene pool!
gak
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17262660%255E1702,
00.html
Why I cut my tackle: rugby fan

I am considering international adoption and I have some concerns about
where the country fee goes.  For most countries, the 5 to 15k that you
pay is a HUGE amount of money relative to the average salary in these
countries.  It MIGHT be the equivalent to paying over $250,000 in the

http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=5a91cba6-4599-
450f-b21c-585e03f043f3
Teacher knew of girl's disorder
Affair with teen with fetal alcohol syndrome 'surpasses understanding':
judge

For those who care, there was an opinion piece in yesterday's Halifax
Chonicle Journal expressing the need for open records legislation in
Nova Scotia, and extolling the virtues of the Ontario legislation.
Here's the link and the article.

Pushed out at 18
Foster teens who "age out" of the system are expected to make it on
their own, even though they haven't received the mandated skills
training.

This report should be noted for its similarity to so many posts by
propagandists to this newsgroup.
Notice the brilliance of the reporter.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/16/D8DTNJF0A.html