Why are adoptees doing it; scams to Adopt #NAAM2014 #flipthescript

By Trace

In my ongoing effort to make my blog readers realize that the adoption industry is not what we think it is: here is more about adoption scams:

January 08, 2007 | Listen: All Things Considered  Download

PJ Whiskeyman of Littitz, Pa., sought to adopt two girls from Ukraine whose pictures she saw on an adoption service Web site.  Sasha Aslanian/American RadioWorks

Finding Home: 50 Years of International Adoption

The Many Faces of Adoption  

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And here is a really wonderful post by adoptee artist Tracy Hammond (who nailed it on gratitude and so much more)

#flipthescript: Why Are Adoptees Doing It?

Today’s #flipthescripter is Tracy Hammond, an adoptee rights activist and a “baby scoop” era adoptee. She is a part-time metal-smith and jewelry artist. She is widely known for the broken heart adoption pendant she created and sells on Etsy (the Kay Jeweler debacle originally joined us) — that’s her work in the image above for this series.  Tracy writes about her experience being an adoptee on her blog at Adoptee Path.
 

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