tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10120139.post4590776110848910229..comments2023-10-16T02:42:13.857-07:00Comments on Shadow of the Waxwing: Did You Save Your Receipt?S.M. Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790067061938701596noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10120139.post-37668931227462866882008-12-02T05:59:00.000-07:002008-12-02T05:59:00.000-07:00This is sick and twisted that people are equating ...This is sick and twisted that people are equating these children with products purchased. At the same time, a lot of children adopted from second- and third-world countries have underlying medical conditions stemming from poor health and nutrition that are challenging for parents to deal with - the adoption agencies should do everything in their power to explain to these people that these kids could require some special care. Though it sounds to me that these assholes just didn't know what to expect from normal children. You can't just dump them because they're "not yours".<BR/><BR/>I don't understand how stupid people can be sometimes.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129109937230440481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10120139.post-50972533556225467412008-12-01T00:10:00.000-07:002008-12-01T00:10:00.000-07:00It bothers me, too. It must be awful to be taken t...It bothers me, too. It must be awful to be taken to another country and expected to fit into someone's expectations without even knowing what they are, and then being rejected if you don't measure up. I feel for these kids and for the people who are taking care of them when their adoptive parents basically abandon them. The woman at the ranch struggles to reunite the kids with families, but she often ends up caring for the kids for years.S.M. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512630781945959680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10120139.post-33099993950181219492008-11-30T22:56:00.000-07:002008-11-30T22:56:00.000-07:00I dont know what to say really here. I am just as ...I dont know what to say really here. I am just as appalled.I couldnt imagine adopting children and them dumping them like trash basically because they werent as I expected them for one thing. <BR/><BR/>Here is a good question??? for you... Is it alright then to dump all our children that we have naturally into this foster home or what you want to call it because they arent perfect??? I dont think so but some people might and I dont want to give them any idea's here.<BR/><BR/>Its sad to hear about this. i read it earlier but just getting to make my comment.. I want to strangle these parents for what they are doing. I couldnt imagine taking Kora or Bri to this place because they had a lifetime health problem. Does that mean that all our down syndrome kids should be because there parents cant take care of them??<BR/><BR/>I dont think so but that is exactly what these folks are thinking... Yikes.. I am ranting sorry. These things really bother me when I think of my own two children....tweetey30https://www.blogger.com/profile/04780963604845788306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10120139.post-68383125256730818312008-11-30T19:49:00.000-07:002008-11-30T19:49:00.000-07:00Classes would be a good start. Or maybe adoptive p...Classes would be a good start. Or maybe adoptive parents should have to go to a ranch for intensive behavior modification and training when they f*** up.S.M. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512630781945959680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10120139.post-82444186745654866282008-11-30T13:49:00.000-07:002008-11-30T13:49:00.000-07:00I agree with ZS. Some people shouldn't have child...I agree with ZS. Some people shouldn't have children, biological or adopted!<BR/><BR/>I see similar problems with biological families. Most people simply don't know anything about children before they plunge into parenthood. I blame our society. Teenagers don't baby-sit anymore. Everything is geared toward daycare. <BR/><BR/>I've been changing diapers since I was 9, and baby-sat at least 2 nights a week all the way through my teen years. Most of the young parents I know today, have NEVER spent more than a couple of hours with a small child, before they have their own. They have no clue how to discipline or care for a child! They don't watch their babies and toddlers close enough, which has resulted in horrific accidents. They're shocked to learn that parenting is a 24/7 task.<BR/><BR/>At the very least, adoption agencies should require parenting classes for prospective parents. Adoptive parents should also have a basic grasp of the language their child speaks. How scary must that be for a little one? They're ripped away from their environment and playmates by people who are speaking gobbledy-gook to them.<BR/><BR/>Good lord! I made you read everything you could find on hamsters, before I let you get one. Shouldn't people be knowledgeable about kids before they have them? It's not a difficult topic to research!<BR/><BR/>Word ver is phypho. What happened to fee and fum?tshsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637635755654078408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10120139.post-83711818550494392082008-11-29T22:25:00.000-07:002008-11-29T22:25:00.000-07:00Yeah, it's not easy to say and I'm sure it's not e...Yeah, it's not easy to say and I'm sure it's not easy to hear. But it's true: Some people just aren't meant to be parents, period.S.M. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790067061938701596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10120139.post-792836370539726582008-11-29T21:08:00.000-07:002008-11-29T21:08:00.000-07:00Some choices are meant to be permanent. If you can...<I>Some choices are meant to be permanent. If you can't live with their consequences, then you shouldn't be making them.</I><BR/><BR/>Same with parenting. A lot of people shouldn't be parents, period, whether by adoption or by natural childbirth. But when I say that, people get butt hurt. <BR/><BR/>It's true, a lot of people shouldn't be parents. They think it will be easy and it's far from it.The Zombieslayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739873812900433755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10120139.post-59298897483619377342008-11-29T17:35:00.000-07:002008-11-29T17:35:00.000-07:00There are major, MAJOR problems in the adoption in...There are major, MAJOR problems in the adoption industry right now. I'm appalled. I thought of removing the SPCA thing until I found that quote from a convicted murderer, describing how she wanted to get rid of her adopted kids like you would a dog.S.M. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790067061938701596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10120139.post-9653383561498219992008-11-29T06:17:00.000-07:002008-11-29T06:17:00.000-07:00I think I'd heard of the Mulligans previously, but...I think I'd heard of the Mulligans previously, but not in as much detail as you write about here. It's really early and I'm only half awake, and I'm having a hard time digesting this post...A ranch in Montana used like an SPCA...? Oh my God. OH MY GOD.Wandering Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478039463695542535noreply@blogger.com