Pound Pup Legacy

Ask the average person, "What do you know about adoption?" and more than likely, the response will reflect a sentiment that shows a superficial knowledge about child-placement, and the business that goes behind selling children to other families in our society.  There are laws based on contracts, and deals made during times of duress, yet profit and parenting is being sold to the highest bidders, and children are the ones being handled like cargo, trafficked to whatever place comes next.

There are consequences to this treatment, and oftentimes it is seen through the child's behavior.  Adoptive parents are the first ones to notice this, so they bring the child to their doctors, to have them checked and make sure the child is in fact alright.  Since adoption has become such a widely seen practice in child-placement, it's after-math has been given two generalized patterns of recognizable behaviors in children any well-read practitioner can look for:  Reactive Attachment Disorder and Adopted Child Syndrome.

New adoptive parents are told all the adopted child needs is constant reassurance and continuous care, and that child will adapt and learn to trust again.

Sadly... tragically, those new adoptive parents and doctors may not know what that child has already been through, thanks to the adoption process, itself.

So few know what takes place behind the scenes of the adoption scheme, because it's shameful.  Parents and doctors may think a child is reacting to the loss of a mom, when in fact, that may very well be the last thing that child remembers.  As adults, we MUST remember there are third-parties to consider each time adoption is used as an option for a child's placement in any given society.

Please read the following articles, and consider how well the industry is working towards the safety and well-being of mother's children.

ADOPT: Worries over private adoptions
joongangdaily.joins.com

When Adoption Goes Wrong
www.newsweek.com

Wombs for Rent
lifestyle.msn.com