Top Ten Blogs of 2011

Sat, 12/31/2011 - 22:56 | AngelaW

fireworks Here are the most read blogs on ouradopt.com during 2011. I hope everyone has a happy New Year.

Americana
- Written by David Archuletta, the father of a wrongfully adopted son. His son was placed for adoption by his girlfriend; he was told that the baby was stillborn and not his. The child was his and now David is devoted to adoption reform in the U.S.
Guest Blog: Cooking With Dee - The World's Best Salad
- While this blog is not directly related to adoption, everyone needs a good salad. (smile). It turns out that many people agree because it was read more 4,000 reads in 2011. Blog is written by Dee Thompson. She is a writer and adoptive mom to two teens, Alesia and Michael, adopted from Russia and Kazkhstan. She has written two books, Adopting Alesia: My Crusade for my Russian Daughter, and Jack's New Family - both available on Amazon. She also writes several blogs, including “The Crab Chronicles.
International Adoption Statistics for 2010
- I write a blog on the statistics of international adoption every year after the raw numbers are published in April/May by the United States government. A similar blog was written for the international adoption statistics in 2009, 2008, and 2007.
How Often Do We Need to Discuss Adoption With Our Children?
- Lisa entered the world of adoption when she and her husband began the process of adopting a daughter from Guatemala.
Guest Blog: How I Embraced Open Adoption
- Lori is an adoptive parent whose children have open adoptions. She is “passionate about de-freakifying open adoption and ending discrimination against adoptees.
Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?
- Lisa wrote her thoughts about Jessica Beagley who punished her child by forcing him to hold hot Tabasco sauce in his mouth and then a cold shower.
Guest Blog: D-Day: February 18, 2006 - Part Five
- "Sebastiana" is a pseudonym, chosen by this author to avoid a potentially aggressive response from the other parties to a long, drawn-out and very messy custody battle. A thirty-one year old wife and mother of three (two by birth - one by choice), Sebastiana is a Paralegal; Freelance Writer, Legal Researcher and Editor, hailing from Ohio.
Top 20 Baby Names: Alyssa
- Faith periodically writes about the meaning of various names. The most read blog on this topic was Alyssa with 1,292 reads during 2011.
Rethinking “Gotcha Day,” “Home Forever Day,” “Family Day”
- Lisa shares her thinking about the tradition of "family day" for adoptive families.
Dear Adoption Maharishi: Are Women Better Parents than Men?
- This blog is written by multiple people and expresses our opinions and thoughts about a specific situation. We include adoptive and birth family members. Our sense of humor led us to select this user name. Dear Adoption Maharishi can be abbreviated as DAM. We are being a little punny. Dam can be defined as a female parent and we are all female. Do you have a question for the Adoption Maharishi? Please email your question to advice@ouradopt.com.