People Actually Say This?
Just the other day we found a short blog from Creating a Family on the s tupid things people say about adoption . We will share with you a few things people have actually said out loud to someone who has adopted, considered adoption or are in the process of adopting: “You can’t register here because you are not really expecting.” (Said to a soon-to-be adoptive mom when she tried to register at Babies“R”Us.) “I couldn't love a child that wasn't mine. I just don’t get why people would want to adopt.” “You never know what you are going to get when you adopt!” and this little jewel: “Why would you want to adopt someone else’s reject?” “If you adopt from foster care, the child will go back to their bio family just as soon as they are old enough.” “You’re doing it the easy way.” (Said to a women who was having a rough adoption journey after a long struggle with infertility.) We were amazed at the lack of sensitivity sometimes displayed toward adoptive parents to be. As prospective...