tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110306347611135303.post5955199323044208667..comments2020-08-29T11:49:35.036-04:00Comments on END CHILD EXPORTATION AND TRAFFICKING IN HAITI: "It smelled like trafficking to me" -- US Orphanage Director on Silsby & GangMarley Greinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184124024369071862noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110306347611135303.post-87131141607619055262010-02-06T19:59:09.419-05:002010-02-06T19:59:09.419-05:00Just a general comment (not specifically on this p...Just a general comment (not specifically on this post). It is concerning that your blog could persuade idiots to believe that ALL adoptions from Haiti are fraudulent, freakishly Christian, and inherently bad on principle. This Silsby lady IS a criminal, child trafficking, crazy holy-roller who deserves any punishment that she gets. Why, if good intentions were the case, didn't she just help the FAMILIES with her resources so that the bio parents could care for the children in the village from which Silsby stole the children. But, this situation is not a norm in Haiti. Many (even Christian) orphanages are, and have been for years, taking care of orphaned and abandoned children who were proven to be such BEFORE the earthquake and would be much better served by a loving (anti-racist culturally sensitive) family anywhere than an overcrowded institution. Unfortunately, adoptions in Haiti by Haitians are uncommon, while taking a child to use as a household slave and servant is a norm (we know, our Haitian son's birthmother grew up in that life). Children as young as toddlers are street children, starving and in danger of abuse or becoming slaves. This is real. There are birthparents is Haiti, such as my son's, that make an adoption plan (much like American mothers who choose to give their child for adoption) for their child that includes wanting them to come to the US. My son's birthmother went to court appointments and advocated for him to be here, she met with the US embassy for his visa appointment (they DNA test to confirm she is his mother) to say that she truly wanted him to come here, and understood that his adoption would be permanent and final. Since we adopted we have had constant communication with her through letters, pictures, DVD's, etc. and planned to visit soon, which has been delayed due to the earthquake. We are tearfully awaiting word from our friends in Haiti each day, that they may have located her alive. We are so worried for her, and for our little boy who may have just lost his "first Mom". We know SHE chose this life for him before we even came to decide to adopt. We also know that, wherever she is right now, if she is alive, she is ELATED that our little boy, her little boy, is safe, sleeping in his bed with his Kung Fu Panda blanket and his Webkins instead of trapped under a pile of rubble. Our son is Haitian, and American, and will know and be proud of and part of both cultures, always. We love him more than anything, and with that comes a love for his first family and country, and the Mama that gave him life and gave us the greatest gift as well. Please do not assume and project that all adoptive parents are insensitive, fraudulent, crazily evangelical to a fault, etc. Most of us have done things the right way, and agree that new adoptions in Haiti should be halted indefinitely due to the earthquake, family reunifications should be the primary focus, etc. during the time being (next few years even). But, adoptions prior to the earthquake should not be given a bad rap just because a bunch of evangelical crazies committed a crime. They did not and do not represent adoptive parents, they are just criminals. We are big supporters of humanitarian support, SOS children's villages (adoption as a last option), etc.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072877536354997389noreply@blogger.com