In my last post, I wrote about the movie Juno and the few positive points that I found in the movie. I found far more negative aspects to the movie than positive ones. Below are a few of the issues in the movie that made me cringe.

1. They really did not go into any issues that birthmothers face post adoption. The movie was pretty much over once Juno had her baby. I’m guessing this is because it wouldn’t make very good entertainment but to not really show or mention that at all gives a false impression to young girls who are watching this movie.

2. When telling her parents that she is pregnant and making an adoption plan, Juno says that after the baby is born they can all just “pretend it never happened.” That part really got to me! Any birthmother will tell you that you can not pretend the birth of your child never happened. Even most birthmothers from the closed adoption era who were told over and over to forget their child, never forgot their children.

3. Juno only cried twice! Once during her pregnancy after learning that the adoptive parents’ marriage was in jeopardy and then in the hospital after her baby was born. I know I cried way more than twice even before Charlie was ever born.

4. The adoptive parents were portrayed as being really desperate, especially the adoptive mother. If I were an adoptive parent, I think I would have been a little annoyed at the representation of adoptive parents that was portrayed.

5. The adoptive mother asked Juno if she would like any other type of compensation aside from medical! At this point, I really wanted to throw something at the TV! Juno responded with something about she wasn’t selling her baby, yet continued to move forward with this adoptive couple.

Honestly, there were more parts in the movie that made me cringe but I just touched on a few. I really think the movie should come with a huge disclaimer reading something like, “If you are considering adoption, do not use this movie as an accurate representation of what making an adoption plan is all about.”

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