Adoption and Alienation
Can we talk about adoption and alienation, for just a moment? “Alienation” is the act of isolating those who should belong. This topic deserves a far lengthier discussion. Yet it will hardly draw the public’s attention even momentarily– serious...
A Fine Line in Open Adoption
There’s a fine line in open adoption. Anybody involved needs to know this, upfront. In Texas, the law says there’s no legal difference between an open adoption and any other adoption. For a baby or child to be free to be adopted, the first parents must...
Righting Adoption Wrongs
This is a tribute to a mother who made righting adoption wrongs a one woman crusade. Her name is Sandy Musser. In 1954, Sandy found herself pregnant out of wedlock at the age of 15. She did what “girls in trouble” were supposed to do in that era. Sandy...
