Boots ChantillyAug 2, 2024

A thread on #adoption đŸ‘‡đŸ»

I'll never stop being shocked at the ridiculous, shitty things non-adopted ppl will say right out loud to adoptees they don't know. Adoptees they know NOTHING about. I understand that the $21 billion /year adoption industry has our society brainwashed w/ sugarcoated bs re: adoption being nothing but rainbows & marshmallows & unicorns & dreams come true, but allow me to share some plain, hard facts.

1. Most relinquishing mothers surrender not bc they're unfit +

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but bc they're single, poor, young, scared, overwhelmed. These conditions are almost always temporary, but our society pressures them to choose a permanent solution for these temporary issues. Not bc it's best for baby-to-be, but bc millions of adults covet newborns & as a result they're worth big $$$ to the adoption industry.

2. Desperately wanting children doesn't automatically make someone a good parent—or even a decent person. +

Show threadTim Ward ⭐đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡șđŸ”¶ #FBPEAug 2, 2024

@BootsChantilly "$$$ to the adoption industry"??

Are there parts of the world where babies are bought and sold like potatoes?

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@TimWardCam Yes. The USA leads in baby buying/selling. #Adoption agencies claim they collect “fees,” but once you learn that they price babies according to race, gender, health/ability, health/habits of the bio parents, etc., you realize they’re selling their supply according to demand. I was a healthy white girl w/ bio parents who lived clean & had college degrees, so I was expensive (about $60k in today’s USD). I have the receipts DePelchin gave my adopters. They paid in installments.
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@TimWardCam My brother, also adopted (not related) from DePelchin, cost a lot less. He was male (less in demand than females); had a slight deformity in his foot that required a period of time w/ a brace; & had a mother who smoked, drank a bit, & hadn’t finished high school. & altho society loves to pretend “times have changed,” #adoption hasn’t changed much at all. If you’d like to learn more, read Gabrielle Glaser’s American Baby: A Mother, a Child, & the Shadow History of Adoption.