tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post1004918802605846550..comments2024-02-27T00:41:15.985-06:00Comments on AdoptionTalk: The Lie We Lovemalindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-68304622975004263912009-01-02T19:53:00.000-06:002009-01-02T19:53:00.000-06:00I cannot speak for Anonymous at 1:20 p.m., but man...I cannot speak for Anonymous at 1:20 p.m., but many see UNICEF as being against international adoptions.<BR/><BR/>As for myself, I look with distrust at anything that comes from any organization associated with the United Nations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-73733150559772461882009-01-02T15:54:00.000-06:002009-01-02T15:54:00.000-06:00Anon, can you explain a little more why you discou...Anon, can you explain a little more why you discount UNICEF as a source?<BR/><BR/>And while it was liberally quoted in the small portion of the article I posted, it did not seem to appear prominantly in the entire article. Do you have some behind-the-story information that UNICEF served as an unidentified source for other parts of the article?<BR/><BR/>Thanks!malindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-7697067916535990942009-01-02T13:20:00.000-06:002009-01-02T13:20:00.000-06:00Just seeing that Unicef seems to be the primary so...Just seeing that Unicef seems to be the primary source of information for that article makes me automatically discount 90% of what is said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-67633671534920724282009-01-02T10:04:00.000-06:002009-01-02T10:04:00.000-06:00I think we have known this for awhile, the problem...I think we have known this for awhile, the problem is the agencies and church groups that keep perpetuating the myth. Playing upon people's faith is unethical (imo) and I think if we continue to educate we may reach some--the others will choose to want to make the "feel good" choice or believe the profit machine--adoption agencies.<BR/><BR/>There are a number of children who need homes, some need to find them internationally, but overinflating numbers is not doing the children who do need homes any good. Those who do want to help, have children, whatever the reason they come to adopt need to have the facts. The children who are waiting need the most appropriate help, whether that be adoption in-country, financial assistance to stay with their birth families, or international adoption. Skewing figures only causes ignorance, a standstill in some places and suffering in others, all for the profit motive of a few agencies that are highly invested in one country or another or who have built clientele that want one country over another, one race over another, etc. <BR/>There has to be reform in international adoption--we as AP have to be the one's making it, surely the agencies are not stepping up to the plate and only after protest do govts get involved.Jeff and Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330454830153579449noreply@blogger.com