Dear Editor:
I grew up watching Melissa Gilbert on "Little House on the Prairie," never missing an episode. So it was especially sad for me to read her opinion of adoption in the most recent People Magazine since I am a birth mom who placed my child for adoption in 2000 so she could have a better life. Did it ever occur to Mrs. Gilbert that she probably would not have had the success she's had if her birth mom didn't make the decision she did?
In this day and age it still amazes me the horrible…
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Title: MacKenzie's Hope
Author: Terri Rimmer
Format: PDF (ebook)
Pages: 238
Ebook: $10.00
Category: Family
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MacKenzie's Hope is the true story of one birth mom's experience placing her child in a semi-open adoption while living in a maternity home in Fort Worth, TX. The story takes place in the year 2000 and includes…
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Reunited, and It Feels So Bad
My long-lost daughter is a terror, and I want nothing to do with her.
Posted Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 6:44 AM ET
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Dear Prudie,
When I was 17, I got pregnant. My family was not supportive, and I did not want to raise a child on my own. I placed her for adoption but never forgot about her. Twenty…
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From Russia With Love -- Dealing With Difficult Adoptions
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=6322100&page=1
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Emerging Trend: Adoptive Medicine
http://fortworthchild.com/showarticle.asp?artid=477
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Katia’s Home
To the editor: Thank you for another great expose in the form of “Saving Katia” (July 2, 2008). I’m a birth mom, so the story was especially sad to read, but also eye-opening.
Luckily, I placed my daughter in a semi-open adoption and get to see her on a pretty regular basis. She knows I’m her birth mom and has no emotional or mental problems.
On the flip side, I was also a resident of a group home as a juvenile and later was a child advocate, so I’ve seen all sides of the issue. It…
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NEW YORK — Advocates for gay and lesbian parents are denouncing Sen. John McCain, an adoptive father himself, for opposing adoptions by gays, which prompted his presidential campaign to clarify Tuesday,, July 15, that he does not seek a federal ban on the practice.
Only one state, Florida, outlaws adoptions by gays, which have become commonplace in much of the nation.
The Republican nominee-in-waiting was as…
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By Andrew DeMillo Associated Press
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LITTLE ROCK A conservative group hopes a ballot item that would ban unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children will effectively reinstate a ban on gay foster parents overturned by the state's highest court.
The head of the Arkansas Family Council said Thursday, Aug. 23, that the broader ban would withstand court challenges better than a measure focusing only on gays and lesbians.
"W…
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OBJECTIVE: To utilize my 24 years of journalism experience.
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Added by Terri Rimmer on July 22, 2008 at 5:55am —
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I published an e book on booklocker.com under the family heading called "MacKenzie's Hope" about my experiences as a birth mom.
Here's the link:
http://www.booklocker.com/books/2040.html
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Added by Terri Rimmer on July 12, 2008 at 11:04pm —
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Life Swap
I'm convinced I was switched at birth. Should I tell my biological family?
Posted Thursday, July 10, 2008, at 6:47 AM ET Get "Dear Prudence" delivered to your inbox each week; click here to sign up. Please send your questions for publication to prudence@slate.com. (Questions may be edited.)
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I learned a few years ago, after both of my parents had passed on, why I had a different blood type than everyone else in my family. I was not adopted--it would have been…
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Added by Terri Rimmer on July 11, 2008 at 12:00am —
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Thank you for another great expose in the form of "Saving Katia" in this week's Fort Worth Weekly. I'm a birth mom so the story was especially sad yet eye-opening to read.Luckily, I placed my daughter in a semi-open adoption in the States and I see her on a pretty regular basis. She also knows me as her birth mom and has no emotional or mental problems.On the flip side, I've also been a resident of a group home as a juvenile and later a child advocate so I can say I've seen all sides of the issu…
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July 02, 2008
N.Y. Gay Couple Files Discrimination Case Against Online Adoption Service
Lambda Legal filed a discrimination complaint Tuesday with the New York State attorney general on behalf of a gay couple who were barred from posting their profile at an online adoption service.
Rosario Gennaro and Alexander Gardner of New York City claim the Arizona-based Adoption Profiles LLC and Adoption Media LLC violate New York State antidiscrimination laws. The companies' website, ParentProfiles.com,…
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Added by Terri Rimmer on July 2, 2008 at 8:50pm —
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Dear Editor:
As a birth mom who placed my newborn daughter for adoption through Gladney in August 2000, my heart broke for "Keila" in the Aug. 13th Star-Telegram article about the girl whose mom abandoned her as an infant. It baffles me why so many birth moms simply abandon their babies instead of going though the adoptive process. Before my birth daughter, who will be six tomorrow (the 15th) was born I made her a scrapbook and I send her letters, email cards, and gifts so that she will always k…
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