tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887368513249497683.post3140740475622835867..comments2023-05-14T06:10:22.998-05:00Comments on Update My Status: Mama Bean posts links on Saturday - April 24, 2010Mama Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850954724339690923noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887368513249497683.post-41065744486275089342010-04-25T07:56:38.887-05:002010-04-25T07:56:38.887-05:00Wow, so much info here to look through and enjoy -...Wow, so much info here to look through and enjoy -- thanks MUCH for the blog update!! Blessings on you guys.Rev TJ Conwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606807595067133144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887368513249497683.post-29749366354466366312010-04-24T15:26:32.871-05:002010-04-24T15:26:32.871-05:00Not to quibble needlessly, but this reads as diffi...Not to quibble needlessly, but this reads as difficult on at least a couple of levels: <br /><br />"Which really diminishes the birth mother's role to some kind of unworthy surrogate, and ignores the real pain and complexity of her child's separation from its original family."<br /><br />...we do the same thing to nonhuman animals, of course, which rankles for exactly the same reason. Yes, the role of the birth mother deserves not to be diminished. But the prospective adoptive child isn't a thing. The language really does matter, here - we disregard the legitimate interests of humans (and nonhumans) far too often.wchanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202425011830667081noreply@blogger.com