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Claudia Corrigan D’Arcy is a mother of four children, the oldest was relinquished to adoption in 1987. She is a writer and editor and the former Director of Social Media at DragonSearch. Blogging since 2005, she hopes to see national Adoptee Rights laws in place and a complete overhaul of the unethical adoption industry. She has spent over 10 years independently researching adoption issues in preparation of the successful search and reunion with her own son in 2007 whom was placed for adoption. In that time, she has become a forerunner in the use of social networking for the online adoption community. Musings of the Lame has become a much needed roadmap for many mothers who relinquished, adoptees who long to be heard, and adoptive parents who seek understanding.

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    Do adoptive parents find this kind of adoption story horrifying?

    The adoption case I am specifically asking about can be read about in great detail here: http://www.ohio-adoption-agency.com/

    I was wondering, in general, what would be the take of adoptive parents if they later found out that the agency that they did use/ were consider using/ have already paid fees for was really involved in some very questionable behavior that resulted in a baby being placed in foster care ( by the agency) while the same agency actively fought to keep a very capable and loving mother apart from her child (who is actually a ill child now and in need of special medical care).

    I find my self horrified and disgusted and I assume that others would too, but it's hard, you know, to not see things form our own perspective and being a birthmother myself, it's almost impossible to separated my feelings. Yet my gut says that no one will see this as how adoption is supposed to be and that it is an insult to everyone who believes int he goodness of adoption. Not to mention that it must be horribly frightening as there is a certain point where we all must trust the professionals and to find out that they have abused that trust is disconcerting to say the least.

    3 AnswersAdoption7 years ago
  • Who wrote that blog post...?

    comparing adoption to a burning building? You know the one where the basic concept was that if a builkding was burning down and a mother and child were both in it, we would try to save both.. not just the baby...

    It was over a year ago, but iti was so great I want to refer to it, but cannot find it!

    2 AnswersAdoption1 decade ago