Family Forum / Parenting / Adoption / January 2008

Look, I know nobody around here likes to talk about the other a-word,
but since it's co-written by a child of a girl who went away, I
thought I'd put it up.
-Phil Ruggiero, Jr.

I don't really understand what happened. Everything was fine just a few short years ago.
My wife and I both had good jobs. We had excellent credit ratings. We had been living in our
house for nearly 5 years. And, we were expecting the birth of our first son. Then, it seems
that a ...

Grandparents Custody Rights are finally coming to the forefront in the
judicial system. More & more cases are being decided on what
really is in the best interest of the child rather than on just
parental rights alone. There are some hoops to jump through, but

Divorce is hard, there's no question about it. Not only has your
marriage ended but, most likely, your lifestyle is undergoing some
drastic changes also. This is especially true if you are forced to
leave the place that was home to you and your family.

MAKE MONEY NOW
WHY NOT MAKE MONEY AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER< THIS REALLY DOES
WORK. I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A little
while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are now,

I saw this story on CNN and it's truly heartbreaking.
You know if every animal lover on this forum could send $20 to the rescue
group assisting in this mess, it would go a long, long way in helping them
help these poor

You may be aware of Cody's struggle at http://www.babyselling.com/ ;
My story is simular to his!
My ex girlfriend who was pregnant with my child ran off to Utah to
give birth to a baby girl in a messed up state institution and with a

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/11/ntwins111.xml
Marriage of adopted twins fuels fertility row
By Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter
Twins who were separated at birth have married each other, unaware

Well, I went ahead and wrote my birthmother last week - thought "What the
hell, just do it". And wouldn't you know she had the NERVE to send back a
3-pager apologizing for not writing, family news, etc., etc.? And worse than
that, she wants to get together for lunch in the near ...

This has really not much to do with adoption, but since many of you are dog
lovers, you might have some insight.
I am interested in purchasing this crate for one of my dogs.  Has anyone had
any experience with it?  Or something similar?  At $250 it's a little pricey

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.CON.RES.239:
Recognizing and honoring birthparents who carry out an adoption plan.
(Introduced in House)
HCON 239 IH

You can never underestimate humanity's capacity for insanity:
http://www.aolvideoblog.com/2008/01/08/my-fake-baby/
J.

http://www.lassennews.com/News_Story.edi?sid=3556&mode=thread&order=0
Mother files second amended complaint in $11 million lawsuit in CPS
case
Posted on Tuesday, October 03 @ 18:38:33 GMT

http://allafrica.com/stories/200801071049.html
Nigeria: Child Trafficking - Babies.
Roland Ogbonnaya. Lagos
The anti-human trafficking law recently claimed its first casualty in

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-larsen7jan07,0,6819256.story?coll=la-o
pinion-rightrail
The adoption quandary
Guatemala overhauls a system that needed reform, but will it help
children?