White Baby Fever
The story about the Gloucester teen "pregnancy pact" has been burning up the internet. The whole uproar is rather bizarre. It has obviously excited the fevered imagination of some people desperate for a certain kind of baby.
From a Soapbox Opinion/Solicitation at the Gloucester Times
New life is a wonderful thing, but raising a child requires, in most cases, more than a high school student can handle.
I am writing from a town outside of Chicago in hopes that any of these children, having children, might understand how hard life is, without adding to their challenges, and offer their children up for adoptions. As a happily married couple without children, my husband and I would be honored to raise any of these newborn children in a stable, loving environment — as many other couples would, too.
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Giving up your child for adoption is a courageous, noble and wise deicision. Contact a service in your area, or me at __@___ .
Good luck in whatever decision you make. The gift of new life is a treasure.
Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!
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3 comments:
Eew. I've been appalled at the story of these girls actively deciding to get pregnant, but never once did I consider from this twisted perspective. Whoever wrote that should be ashamed.
What grossed me out the most was the flowery language. When I hear "the gift of new life is a treasure" it makes me wonder about the value of the life of an older child according to that system...
As a birthmother, this article SICKENS me... It's another "Juno" trying to glamarize adoption and make the birthmom seem like an unsung hero... I guess people forget that we (birthmoms) have hearts, feelings, emotions, etc as well...
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