There’s some wrong info here

25Feb2008 Filed under: Adoption Author: Dawn

Like Madison not being 18-months old. But this was a timely quote, eh?

TheStar.com | living | Open adoption controversy
“Openness is controversial in a lot of different (online) groups I’ve participated in, particularly among adoptive parents,” Friedman, who started the group and the website openadoptionsupport.com, says in a telephone interview from Columbus, Ohio. “You’re emotionally raw around your own child’s position and you’re naturally defensive.”

BloglinesDiggdel.icio.usFacebookStumbleUponTechnorati

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

5 Responses to “There’s some wrong info here”

Dave aka Silph
February 25th, 2008 at 7:46 am

hey! didn’t read the article yet, but it’s kinda nifty that you (or your name, at least ) travelled to my part of the country feels kinda neat and special and even a little coincidental! (but you know us canadians. we have a HUGE inferiority complex.)

how’d — if you don’t mind me asking — how’d you end up in the star?
mama2roo
February 25th, 2008 at 7:59 am

Great that you participated in the article…but I’m confused after reading it…first stating your daughter is 18 mos old…and then the quote from Jennifer…about her son(s)??? As far as I know, Jenn only has one daughter…

Oh, well, at least people are talking I guess!
Dawn
February 25th, 2008 at 7:59 am

Dave, she found me on — of all places — facebook! We talked for a long time but it didn’t all make it into the article.
Dawn
February 25th, 2008 at 8:02 am

Mama2roo, I didn’t even catch that! Because first it says daughter and then it says son! Well, the happy thing is Open Adoption Support already has one new Canadian member and the more the merrier!!
mama2roo
February 25th, 2008 at 9:47 am

Of course, WELCOME!! to the new member from Canada! We look forward to weeing you around!

"Contrary to what many of you might imagine, a career in letters is not without its drawback - chief among them the unpleasant fact that one is frequently called upon to sit down and write."

~Fran Lebowitz

About Me

I have two kids and a delightfully odd husband, Brett. My children are Noah (born to us in 1997) and Madison (born to her first mom, Pennie, in 2004 and brought to our family through a domestic, open adoption). They are my inspiration and also the reason I don't get more done around here.

I'm a writer and sometimes I get published, which is a nice thing. I write for joy, I write for money and when I'm very lucky, both things happen at the same time. My work appears in national publications including Yoga Journal, Disney's Family.com, Utne, Wondertime, Brain Child and Salon. Currently I am working on a book about my daughter's adoption and seeking representation for the proposal. I also own Smart Cookie Communications with my husband.