This year marks the 10th anniversary of National Adoption Day, a national day of celebration of adoptive families and an opportunity for courts to open their doors and finalize the adoptions of children from foster care. Since 2000, more than 25,000 children have had their adoptions finalized on National Adoption Day. This year on November 21, families, adoption advocates, policymakers, judges and volunteers will come together and celebrate adoption in communities large and small all across the nation.
[resource: http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/2009/index.asp]
Dear Readers:
okay, so i am not here to scream and rant about my feelings on NAD, all i am saying is "dayum, nationally we make such a big hooplah about how good adoption is and what not, but what the hell about the adoptee? let me propose this to the state: we would not be so angry if yall thought about the adoptee for ONCE! i bet we never cross the minds of law makers. everyone else just thinks they can wipe their hands clean after they did the good deed of "saving a life", too bad its not that simple. all we ask for is some RESPECT that's all. and just for the record, i don't have a problem with adoption, in fact i think its a blessing for those that cannot have children themselves or want to provide a child with a home. i'm definitely all for it but please think of "us" too, this is our life, not yours. i just pray for more rights, equal rights, rights that we deserve as adoptee's. that's all i am saying...
fighting for my right, "the voice of the adoptee's"
your voice WILL be heard girl...all that you do, WILL be recognized love!
ReplyDeletebless! thanks T. i appreciate the support u feel me. young people stand up! we gon make a difference!
ReplyDeleteYesterday, in Manila, Philippines the Korean War Baby left the "nicer city" of Makati where 450 buildings are clustered in the main commercial area of Metro Manila. He went to see old friends from bygone days.
ReplyDeleteOn the streets beyond, one could see homeless men, family groups clustered under bridges for shelter. It was 9 Am, people hurried on their way to work, oblivious to the poorest of the poor. The KWB had forgotten the conditions of the 'have-nots'. In a country like the Philippines no one paused or noticed children sleeping on the sidewalks, they were just a few steps from the same fate. The KWB hesitated near the form of a seven year old girl who appeared alone, wearing a filthy torn dress. He pretended to look at his map, his mind greatly disturbed and perplexed at what could he do? If he showed her attention, people might think he is a pervert! Could he drop some money near her? She was breathing but in a deep sleep. A policeman stood only a dozen feet away, and people flooded past, some annoyed that they must step over her. The KWB slipped a bill into her small hands and turned to the Light Rail System nearby. Then he walked away.
What madness is life! He cannot forget her, though he never saw her face...Where are her parents? If someone picks her up and takes her in, will she be helped by the system or just another victim on the streets. I walked away, and my soul is tormented because I turned and walked away.
Hey KWB, my heart goes out to the children in these poor countries, not even poor countries, but just children suffering and forgotten. Such a life, life we take for granted. To think we fight a battle here in the US is nothing like we see in other countries. When i first started working as a cocktail waitress in strip clubs about 7-8 yrs ago i was introduced to a dancer there that was from the Philippines, she barely spoke English. she confided in me after about 6 months and i would sit and do her hair and make up and she would tell me all the awful things in her country how she was given up from her family and sold to the streets for prostitution. She was then "rescued" by an American man to bring her to the states for a "better" life, but where is my dear friend Joy today? probably where i last seen her but in a different location. i shed a tear for her and where she may be. she told me things were bad when she went to visit back home in the Philippines, but i never heard from her again. did u get captured? did she ever make it back to the states? i dont know. the forgotten children is unforgettable in my eyes, in my heart. i yearn for the day to travel to these countries and speak to these young girls in hopes to save a life or two. your heart, KWB, is a special heart. you are talented in your writings and i hope that you can touch many lives on your way as you write t inspire. be blessed big brother.
ReplyDeletehi jae iso birth name jessica lynn kasper 4-11-1983 georgiann maria kasper 3-28-1984 christopher ferrlando louis kasper 8-12-1985 all of erie,pa was adopted out may 20,1988 from [ocy] office of children & youth services
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