When I started this blog I wanted to inform the unknown about serious truths in adoption that aren’t covered a lot. I think its important to reach the bodies of people who haven’t touched the surfaces of adoption. I wanted to plant some seeds in peoples minds about some realities to adoption many would rather just turn a cheek too.
I actually had this idea over a year ago, but kept this blog on hold while I was working on the first Adoptee Rights Demonstration which was in July this past year. August launched the start of my posting here and I shut down my personal blog to begin the life of this blog.
I had no idea so many readers would come. I am so grateful that you are listening. I know that we won’t agree on everything, and I know that some of what is written here challenges to core of some of your views surrounding adoption and child rights. I don’t claim to always be right, nor do I believe that I have all of the answers. I do see some terrible injustices in our child welfare system, the adoption industry, parental rights and beyond.
This month my blog passed 10,000 visitors in total and I’ve had over 5000 visitors in the last 30 days. That is HUGE. That is beyond my beliefs, it gives me hope that people DO care about the injustices. That people will listen even if they listen from a distance. That seeds are being planted.
So I wanted to thank you. Thank you for clicking, thank you for reading and taking what you do away with you back into your worlds.
11 responses so far ↓
maybe // September 27, 2008 at 1:48 pm |
With so many mothers, fathers, and adult adoptees reuniting, the concept of adoption is being challenged. I think other views on adoption will become more mainstream as reunion stories, blogs, and the MSM finally start to depict adoption as it exists in reality, not as it exists in the minds of those who profit from it.
Thanks for writing this terrific blog and for sharing great information!
David Archuletta // September 27, 2008 at 2:36 pm |
Maybe said “not as it exists in the mind of those who profit from it” She hit the proverbial nail with head of the hammer! Fix or re-indoctrinate {if no other way} these people and the industry would die. This is because the unaffected people generally would not support these carpet baggers. They, if I may say, are supporters of these facilitators of crime by means complacecy, and uninterest.
Sang-Shil // September 27, 2008 at 8:38 pm |
Gershom, thank YOU for writing, and for calling our attention to stories and issues that many of us would otherwise miss. You are tireless, and I am so glad that you are an advocate for adoptees everywhere.
You give me courage every day.
Thankfulpeach // September 27, 2008 at 9:18 pm |
Thank you so much for keeping us up-to-date on the latest adoption issues…so glad that you have a lot of readers about such an important issue.
Eric Ochanji // September 28, 2008 at 2:39 am |
Thank you Gershom for all these great stuff. Keep on the good work. Information is power. We are listening. The world is listening.Change will come. One day at a time.
Eric Ochanji
http://kenyanpoor.blogspot.com
suz // September 28, 2008 at 6:43 am |
oooh, dig your new look. very nice.
Gershom // September 28, 2008 at 10:31 am |
@Maybe: Thanks for your participation. You insight is awesome!! Its good to have your “voice” here.
@David: that is so true, their lack of insight into the situation, and interest and awareness isn’t helping us. And often its beyond their knowledge, so reaching out to those bodies of unaware, i’m thinking is really really important.
@Sang-shil: THANK YOU, just thank you. You’ve always been so nice to me, that means so much.
@Peach!!: You are so cool, little does everyone here know, but i’ve known you for YEARS! ( HEE HEE )Thanks for always being here.
@Suz: Glad you like it, I’m thinking its pretty cool too.
@Eric: Hey thanks for speaking up too as well as visiting! I appreciate it
Liz // September 28, 2008 at 6:24 pm |
Thank you for writing. I was very sceptical at a blog named antiadoption, but you’ve definitely made me think. I don’t always agree 100%, but I agree more often than I ever thought I would and I certainly see adoption’s not as clear cut as I once thought it was.
P.S. Nice new design!
Gershom // September 28, 2008 at 10:38 pm |
Thanks Liz! Reading someones views that are opposing to me used to really trigger me, but thats changed in the last few years and i hope it continues to do so for me personally.
I find that there is a common ground in the “adoption world” of many of us wanting whats best for the child. Defining that is where the conflict often comes. I’m hoping to clear a lot of misconceptions up in the future of this blog. I don’t believe there are as many as I used to think there were.
What I’m really really really beginning to see is that the industry, the same one who’s screwed the mothers and fathers over, the same one who is screwing the children, foster child / youth, and adoptees over, is the same one who’s screwing the prospective adoptive parents and adoptive parents OVER.
That last part is the one I’ve only recently come to terms with in the last year or so. Is that they, (the adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents) are getting screwed and manipulated too. Thats new to me in the past couple of years, but its true.
( I noticed that you sent two comments through, that were the same and I just deleted one hope thats okay )
Thanks about the blog design, I like it too
The Improper Adoptee // September 29, 2008 at 6:07 am |
You do have a great blog Kali, and I thank you for creating it.
Gershom // September 29, 2008 at 8:47 am |
Thank you K