tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post676974961625885053..comments2024-03-27T20:48:39.389-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: Happy Adoption DayLorraine Duskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-37188150828971371452008-11-03T13:21:00.000-05:002008-11-03T13:21:00.000-05:00It is certainly a travesty that so many children a...It is certainly a travesty that so many children are languishing in foster homes, some not much better than Dickensian orphanages. These children are often called dks (damaged kids) in the business and there are not many takers even with large adoption subsidies. <BR/><BR/>However, we must also reduce the number of children going into foster care. There is ample evidence that states rely too much on a "take the kid and run" approach to family problems. Mothers who lose their children to the state grieve as much as we who signed over our children to an adoption agency. These "unfit" mothers receive even less compassion. Some, of course, could not have cared for their children; others could have with sensitive intervention.<BR/><BR/>I encourage readers to check out the well-researched and articulate articles on this topic on the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform website (nccpr.org).Jane Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669797756463841249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-67634435877231946022008-11-01T20:42:00.000-04:002008-11-01T20:42:00.000-04:00Linda, thanks for the positive start to a touchy s...Linda, thanks for the positive start to a touchy season. THis is a wonderful time of year to nudge my library to carry The Girls Who Went Away. And maybe that story about Georgia Tann too.Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191598836451286017noreply@blogger.com