Pam Connell's comments

A Soul-Searching Question: What Special Needs Could We Handle? - Blog Entry

02 Mar 2007 07:31 PM

Thanks rsbg. It was a hard blog to write. It was hard to admit to myself that I wasn't prepared for some severe special needs.

The "Baby Moses Law" - Blog Entry

01 Mar 2007 04:40 PM

Another name for these laws is Safe Haven Laws. This might be the name to search under if readers are trying to see if their state has such a law. I'm interested to know other names for them too.

Bad Parents Have Legal Rights - Blog Entry

28 Feb 2007 04:12 PM

wow jasonkaren, thanks for reaching out and sharing. I will keep all of you in my prayers and I'm sure our other readers will too. Sincerely, Pam

The "Baby Moses Law" - Blog Entry

28 Feb 2007 04:09 PM

Anything that saves children's lives has my blessing, but I also hope women and girls can be educated about their choices for making an adoption plan that will give their children some medical history. This can still maintain the birthmother's confidentiality if she so chooses. We were able to obtain earlier intervention for our daughter's developmental needs because her birthmother was honest about the prenatal experiences, etc. I wish I had more information on family health issues.

Homeschooling and Scouting: An Unfair Advantage? - Blog Entry

28 Feb 2007 01:28 AM

I totally disagree with "Michael". I think it's great that you can use homeschooling time to fulfill Scout requirements. I'm a Cub Scout leader. The boy in my den who makes the fastest progress and gets the most Academics belt loops is homeschooled. I sometimes wish I had the time to work with my son like that, but it never dawned on me to consider it "unfair"--it's a choice. (I've considered homeschooling but he's doing well in our church school for now.) I remember thinking that the Academics and Sports program could serve as a pretty good homeschooling curriculum if I ever do switch to homeschooling. And I certainly have no hesitation about letting research my son did for a school assignment count for his Cub Scout requirement about finding information, writing an essay, using the printer, etc.

Just tell "Michael" that it is a great blessing that you've decided to make sacrifices in your life so that you have all this time with your kids, but your kid still had to do the same amount of work for the badge as the other kids did.

Would They Have Done That To Me? - Blog Entry

24 Feb 2007 01:20 PM

Thanks so much for your input on these issues, Andrea.

Who Are the Birthparents who Place Children for Adoption? Part One - Blog Entry

24 Feb 2007 01:12 PM

Thanks SchmennaLeigh, for pointing out that we need to listen to birthparents themselves and remember the birthfathers as well as the birthmothers.

Care of African American Children in Transracial Adoptions: Different Skin Colors - Blog Entry

24 Feb 2007 01:08 PM

Andrea--would you happen to know if any "flesh-colored" bandages or eye patches are available for flesh of different colors? My daughter will have to have one eye bandaged for at least eight weeks.

Somebody Meant This To Be - Blog Entry

24 Feb 2007 12:58 PM

Thanks rsbg, I appreciate your reading.

The Violence to Young Children Continues - Blog Entry

24 Feb 2007 12:54 PM

I still remember a chilling experience. Before I had kids, I went to the management of our apartment building to report my concern about several safety hazards dangerous to children (many children lived in the building). The worker asked me how old my children were. I said I didn't have any children and she said, "So what are you worried about?" She wasn't even being sarcastic or flip, she honestly didn't get why I was concerned if I didn't have children personally. I guess she couldn't conceive of anyone worrying about other people's children. I was chilled and stunned. Later I wanted to scream, "adults are supposed to take care of children! that's the way the world works, doesn't anybody get it anymore??!!?"