In my last post, I wrote about my personal frustrations with the media when reporting on adoption and how we should educate the media. A great way to educate the media is to email or write a letter regarding a story or the way they reported it, that has upset you.

No matter how angry you are at the media outlet that has done a poor job of portraying adoption, the number one rule in writing a letter to a reporter or someone else in the media is to be polite. You can still be angry and you can still convey... more

One of my biggest pet peeves in the world of adoption is the way we all (not just birthmothers but adoptees and adoptive parents too) are portrayed in the media.

You know what I’m talking about. Birthmothers just gave away their children, adoptive parents rescued them, poor adoptees were just abandoned, and expectant mothers considering adoption are referred to as birthmothers. Journalists often use the wrong terms or negative language while reporting the news. Often times, they will bring up adoption to describe a person when it’s not really appropriate to the story. No matter... more