Family Forum / Parenting / Adoption / December 2006

How come all you people do is engage in plagiarism; cutting and pasting
articles?  I remember in the old days we use to have actual engaging
discussions about adoption.
Here we are 10 years later and the child protective system is just as bad as

CALIFORNIA
http://www.fresnobee.com/270/story/19616.html
Tulare Co. considers adding 17 drop-off sites for infants
Fire stations would be safe, legal places to accept unwanted babies.

http://news.monstersandcritics.com/northamerica/article_1191550.php/Transracial_
adoption_more_common
NEW YORK, NY, United States (UPI) -- Transracial adoptions, mostly of
white couples adopting black children, are becoming increasingly common
in the United States.

Is this site owned by adoption.com?
Kathy

Okay, so we are getting ready to purchase our new kid from its real mom. My
question was, do we need to tip the kid's real mom for giving birth to it and
keeping it for us this whole time? This whole process has been very trying on
us and I think she might need the money.

Why maintaining family connections are  so important to children in the
care system.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/14/60minutes/main2269159.shtml

Keying off a post from the woman suckled by a bear, in another thread:
We're off to Central America on the 23rd to spend my son's 15th
birthday with his families there, birth and foster.  We haven't seen
his mother, grandparents, and siblings since '01.  I imagine there are

FLORIDA
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-cfpsafehaven17dec17,0,1684721
.story?coll=sfla-news-broward
A SAFE HAVEN FOR NEWBORNS
State's law is helping put the innocent in safe hands

... FOSTER PARENT?
How did CPS manage to hide their involvement in the case?
How soon will she be charged?
Did the caseworker LIE?

I just got THE phone call - a message on my machine from ISRR asking me to
call them!!!!!
Unfortunately, when I call back, I get only a machine (which doesn't take
messages). Does anyone know how to get hold of them?

"Children with adolescent parents often fall victim to abuse and
neglect. A recent analysis found that there are 110 reported incidents
of abuse and neglect per 1,000 families headed by a young teen mother.
By contrast, in families where the mothers delay childbearing until

Teen pregnancy: Female juvenile offenders engage in sexual activity at
an earlier age than non-offenders, putting them at higher risk of
sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy. For many young
women, teen pregnancy is a virtual guarantee of poverty and long-term

A new Bastardette has arrived:  Selfish Bow-Wow:  An open letter to Melissa
Etheridge
plus 2 announcements:
Call for Papers:  ASAIK at Pitt, 2007

Woman bilked Chicago area adoption agencies out of money. IMHO, these
agencies and PAPS set themselves up to be scammed:
http://tinyurl.com/y7kbbz

MASSACHUSETTS
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/local_story_342120040
Finegold: Make law that has saved babies permanent
By Ana Rivas , Correspondent