tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146102599533184840.post4420940713347334000..comments2024-03-20T01:25:27.820-05:00Comments on Cheese Curds and Kimchi: Does coverage of celebrity adoptions help or hurt?Pixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742248761172865856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146102599533184840.post-66526196168161157482010-07-19T23:01:34.582-05:002010-07-19T23:01:34.582-05:00Yep Amy. Same thing happened to us. We actually he...Yep Amy. Same thing happened to us. We actually heard a comment that it made sense that we would adopt because we that's the type of people we are--when we wanted a dog we got it from the Humane Society. So adopting a child from Korea is like adopting a dog from the pound?? I know they meant well, but it is an awkward connection. I chalked it up to people trying to understand our decision.Pixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742248761172865856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146102599533184840.post-76235599996254418742010-06-01T08:27:55.312-05:002010-06-01T08:27:55.312-05:00Great topic! I find it annoying that people think...Great topic! I find it annoying that people think others adopt because they are either infertile or altruistic. ARGH! I don't that things have changed much in the last 30 years, other than perhaps it is more "acceptable" to be a multicultural family these days. My parents adopted my brothers 34 and 30 years ago and were always asked about "saving" children. Obviously because they had my sister and I, they weren't infertile and people just assumed they wanted to "save" two "unwanted" children. <br><br>I'd love for a celebrity to become an adoption advocate. Just like I'd love it if the likes of Elizabeth Edwards, Nancy Grace or Kelly Preston would come out and advocate donor eggs and not perpetuate the myth to young women that it is easy to get pregnant after 45...Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568731053148296398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146102599533184840.post-31845318399505960772010-06-01T15:30:28.224-05:002010-06-01T15:30:28.224-05:00I so agree with this. We aren't adopting for a...I so agree with this. We aren't adopting for altruistic reasons, either. We simply want to be parents, and we know there are babies who need parents, and this is the right way for our family to be formed!<br><br>We've actually had a few people liken our adoption plans to the fact that our dog is a retired racing greyhound. These folks truly meant well--they thought they were complimenting us, I think--but it made me recoil to hear them say it.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00878950799184801095noreply@blogger.com