>ubject: Re: Ethiopia coping with increasing orphan numbers through adoption(Reuters)From: palms2pines@aol.comh8spam (Palms2pines)Date: 2/3/2005 5:59 P.M. Eastern Standard TimeMessage-id: <20050203175949.15522.00000362@mb-m02.aol.com>chrisa.hickey writes:P2P - not trying to be endearing(obviously!), and not trying tocondemn those that choose to adopt internationally(ironically). >>But, you do condemn those who do not choose the adoption path you chose foryour family. Justmaking the point that, for my husband and myself, we decided thatinternational adoption was/is, in our opinion, the wrong path. >Wrong for you and your family, perhaps. Surely you can see the arrogance inyour original statements that, in your opinion, foreign adoption is justwrong. This isan appropriate place to voice opinions on adoption issues and debatethem, and NOT a support group designed to validate everyone's feelings,is this not? >And how. Which is exactly why anyone who would make such a huge generalstatement such as "foreign adoption is wrong" is likely to be picked apartforthe display of arrogance. If it is a place for debate, then holding up my feelingson adoption and my objection to other forms WOULD serve a purpose ->Objections to other forms? Wow. What other forms of adoption do you findobjectionable? And, should we care? No one is forced to reador respond to ANY thread here, and the debate on this thread has beeninsightful and interesting, at least to me.>What have you learned? While I agree no one is forced to read the posts ofanother, what I have learned from you posts is that you remind me of anotherposter who used to argue (vehemently and endlessly) that unless you adoptfroma Russian orphanage, you must be a heartless child hater.I can't speak for adoption laws and customs of aparents anywhere butthe US - >I am in the US. Do you speak for me?<snip>I guess, if I were Emperor (or Emperess?) of the US, adoption would berestricted to children available within your own country's bordersuntil there was no child left without a permanent home, >Thank goodness such an intrusive and oppressive policy will never be nothingmore than your fantasy.<snip>P2P

Well done P2P

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