Playing Fly Away Children

"Never". [Spoken part within the first minute of the video]

But many do... and these adoptive parents keep these children, too.

Many adoption agencies set-up camp in specific areas of the world with a single purpose.  Their job is to sell/transfer children from those without (a spouse or money) to those who have said tangible "things".  The message being sent is clear:  Parents with "less" are not as good as those who have "more".  This sales-tactic takes place in foreign countries, where clear effective communication is limited (at best) and this sales-tactic takes place in America.  [See Demons of Adoption Awards, and how many agencies nominated promote maternal relinquishment.]

Such is the working practice of "saving orphans" through adoption.  Orphans, who have fathers and mothers and other extended family members, are being sent to America, (and other areas of the world), because it's become a Christian Belief that God has called people to adopt.

The cultural practices of separating mother and child though adoption MUST change.  [After all, what did Mary choose to do with her son, Jesus?  She agreed to flee with Joseph, (the man chosen for her), so she could keep her child.]

If only more Christians would work to keep families together and help them become strong.  If only more Christians would not think harvesting children, for their own reasons and purpose, was what God really wants Man to do.   If only more people would GIVE, and not TAKE.

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As an imported adoptee, (who had two living parents from two very large families),  I believe it's critically important to know our own roots, as it relates to the Family Tree the adoption industry has issued itself.  For many of us "foreign" adoptees, we were not brutally abused or neglected by "bad parents".  For many of us, we were not "left" with no living family.  In many cases our mothers and father (and extended family members) needed help, and that help came with a very high price.

Some of us got lucky through adoption.  Some of us got thrown to the wolves.

It just so happens as celebrity adoptions are being celebrated, another celebration is taking a place in various parts of the world.  This celebration of Life is being shared by those who did not see the whole truth behind the young and developing "Christian" adoption system. [They were blinded by "faith" and did not know how many were being deceived.] Below are bits and pieces of a featured story that features quilts, family, and history:

To deal with growing poverty rates at the time, European governments felt the best option was to remove children from their homes and send them to Canada -- some were adopted, but nine out of 10 became indentured servants, said museum curator Penny Morningstar.

In other words, the answer to a growing poverty rate was: send/sell the children away.  So private/religious groups, charities and organizations were created.  One such leading pioneer in child placement was Barnardo.

"The people who ran these organizations, I'm sure in their heart they felt they were doing the right thing ... but when you have that many children under your care, things can go wrong and things did go wrong."

"All these promises were made," she said

Promises were made, as there were documents to create and keep.

A lot of those documents about the families would report things like the family was worthless or drunkards. Whether it was true or used by the agencies to justify their actions, no one will ever known for sure, she said.

Many of the children came from large families.

It isn't hard to image a single mother with 13 or 16 children being convinced by authorities to give up some of her children with promises for a better future.

Most, said Morningstar, likely thought this was a short-term solution and probably didn't realize they may never see their child again.

Problems began to arise.

Some children, she said, were returned to the agencies by the temporary families.

"It's really heartbreaking when you see the letters. Some of the reasons they were returned was too shy, too weak, too fragile.

"Of course they are, they are six, seven or eight years old, not from here, without any family. Can you imagine being these children and never knowing if they were going to see their families again? It just shows you the strength of the human spirit."

Today, such problems and issues come with a label that says that child has an attachment disorder!  [Quick!  Call the adoption authorities!]  See:  Some adoption specialists spew misinformation.  Meanwhile, I strongly recommend readers refer to The Ryan Report, and learn how "good" the care was given to children, as it was given in the name of God.

While their childhoods may have been difficult, many of those British Home Children grew up, married, had children of their own and became productive citizens, she said.

"They may have never talked about being a British home child."

Through her interviews, Morningstar asked families if their loved one ever held resentment or anger because of their childhood.

All of them, she said, answered a resounding no.

Some, she said, were lucky enough later in life to travel back home and see relatives, like their siblings for the first time in years.

Some were lucky, indeed.  Those who were not "so lucky" knew better than to speak the truth.  Who would believe the stories of an unwanted bastard, anyway?  [We all knew and know our place.]

For those who want to read the story about a museum's tribute to the children who got sent away to have a "better life", by all means, please read the entire article, "Not our best moment in history"

For those who think international adoption practices have greatly improved since the 1800's PLEASE think again!