The Knowles: Two great articles
http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2012/05/where-is-mommy-war-for-motherles...
"I don?t much care if you breastfed your kid until they started kindergarten, or if you fed them formula from day one. I don?t really care if you turned your infant car-seat forward-facing prior to age 2, or if you homeschool, or if you send your kids to daycare while you go to work. Do you cosleep? Did you circumcise your son? I DON?T CARE.? Do you babywear? Push your kid around in a stroller? Use a leash for your kid at Disneyland?? Whatever.? Good for you.?
When it comes to issues of motherhood, there is one issue I care about:?some kids don?t have one. All of these petty wars about the choices of capable, loving mothers is just a lot of white noise to me, Quite honestly, I?m often astonished at the non-essential parenting issues I see moms getting their panties in a wad about. Particularly when there are so many kids in this world not being parented?at all."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristen-howerton/mothers-day-adoptive-parent_b_...
"Probably the most common concern I hear from people who are considering adoption is whether or not they will be able to love a child that isn't "their own".? I can tell you, though, that the moment my first son was placed in my arms, he was very much my own. My love for my children is not dependent on our biological connection.? Adoptive families, step-parents, and blended families know well that family bonds transcend biology, and that family connections can be formed in many ways."
"Adoptive parenting is not a noble pursuit, and I squirm a little any time I hear people perpetuating the narrative that adoptive parents are saviors. While it's certainly true that adoption can save a child from a life of living in an orphanage, adopted children should not be required to bestow special gratitude to their parents.? Adoptive parents are regular, imperfect people.? Adoptees have the same rights as biological children to be resentful, annoyed, or ungrateful towards their parents, without being reminded that they've been "saved" by their parents."
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