tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post1752059099993268047..comments2024-02-16T03:22:26.527-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Cryokid: Baby trafficking and other adoption secretsLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00120794007899168522noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-24812702474941353792008-07-18T11:18:00.000-04:002008-07-18T11:18:00.000-04:00I must really be doing something wrong on this boa...I must really be doing something wrong on this board in typing. My apologies. Anyway, as for my friend's biological son, I hope that he knows that it is okay to mourn the loss of his Mom. I never knew my father (he left us), but met him when I was 30. It helped in one way, and made me, for the first time, acutely aware of my loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-60731136083241248272008-07-18T11:15:00.000-04:002008-07-18T11:15:00.000-04:00I went under as "anonymous" regarding the comments...I went under as "anonymous" regarding the comments about adoptive parents (the ones who care for you being your parents). It must have been a typo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-75066692962375000762008-07-18T11:13:00.000-04:002008-07-18T11:13:00.000-04:00And just to make sure, I am clear on the things I ...And just to make sure, I am clear on the things I touched upon: Your parents are the ones who care for you and raise you, not who you are biologically connected to. Still, this doesn't mean we need to discount the important role biology plays in who we are as human beings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-59467934458015510642008-07-18T11:11:00.000-04:002008-07-18T11:11:00.000-04:00I know a woman who gave up her child at the age of...I know a woman who gave up her child at the age of 18 for adoption once she realized she could not care for him. Her son and she have since been reunited via the telephone. He has written a blog, stating that he's greatful that his mother made sure he was given to someone who could care for him and he looks at his adoptive parents as his parents. I believe that. It doesn't change the fact Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com