Has it really been a
year since my last post? Christ, it feels like mere months ago. I
suppose it's about right, though. I had a few posts drafted out and as
the days and weeks dragged on, I realized I needed a break from it all.
I have a job, a small family and an existence outside of this blog. I
had trouble focusing and keeping on task. A sabbatical was necessary.
Longer than I planned, but a needed break all the same. For those who
follow, sorry there have been no real updates. I will be getting to all
of that shortly.
I would like to touch on my own adoption story. For those who recall, I have a daughter I surrendered at birth who is now 8 yrs old. Per the agreement, I was supposed to receive updates. The last update I received was two and a half years ago, give or take. While I know they're a busy family and have been more than gracious in maintaining the agreement, I can't help but feel this abrupt stop is due to them finding out about the blog. I could be way off, honestly. It could just as easily be that they're busy and haven't thought about it much. But I check the special email account every few months and the mailbox remains absent of any letters and pictures from them. So it's hard to not suspect the blog as the reasons behind their silence. After all, most automatically label it as anti-adoption based solely on the fact that it's not all ponies and rainbows. Of course if you take the time to read more than one or two entries, you'll realize that this blog's purpose was to raise awareness on the unethical practices and cases that pop up in the media. I am not against adoption. I think there could be changes, but I am not against it. I am against those who use loopholes in the existing laws or outright violate laws in order to snatch children away from fathers and families.
I could easily be way off the mark. Pulling at straws, so to speak. It honestly just could be that they're a busy family and haven't found the time. They're a good couple and have a beautiful family. Z was placed with the perfect family in regards to her abilities and demeanor. Artists and writers. The kids aren't molded into what their parents want but are allowed to flourish with their ingrained skills and personalities. I remember when I'd first met them so long ago and how at ease I'd been with them. Like perhaps in another life, we could have been friends. Never know how things will turn out. As Z gets older, she may eventually request to know me and her big sis. It's not unheard of, mother and child reuniting before the child reaches adulthood and forming a bond. That bond may differ from the bond they have with their adoptive parents or the bond the mother may have with her raised children, but a bond all the same.
So enough about me. I wanted to touch on a few things that needed to be touched upon.
Sonya is home forever. The Hodgins have exhausted all their legal adoptions and have reached the end of the line. Sonya can now grow up within her real family and no longer worry about her former foster parents trying to snatch her away. The Facebook support pages - Sonya is Home (McCaul supporters) and Bring Sonya Home (Hodgin supporters) - have been taken down. For the record, Sonya is doing outstanding and is flourishing.
We're at the two year mark of Veronica Brown's kidnapping. No photos have been made available, but I've heard through the grapevine that she still have access to her Daddy via Skype and still calls him Daddy and calls Robyn Mommy. She still refuses to call them by name. But she is still being isolated from the public and only paraded around an elite circle of Capobianco supporters and friends. Matt and Melanie won't bring her out in public because all their lies about how she's adjusted would fall apart. If she is refusing to follow their demands on what she calls her Daddy, chances are she is still demanding to go back home.
Trent Reicks is still fighting to get his daughter back from her kidnappers. The gag is still in effect so I have no new information on the case. Last I heard, Trent is still waiting on court and the governor and attorney general's office have been contacted regarding this massive corruption of the laws and courts. His baby girl is now two years old. His case needs to be heard and his daughter needs to be returned to him. I don't care how long she's been with her kidnappers, you don't reward illegal behavior. And if the Capobiancos can snatch a 4 yr old from her daddy, then the Morris-McLemores and the judge Duncan have no grounds on claiming "only home she's known".
As far as the Carri Stearns vs Adoption By Gentle Care mess, the case was heard by the higher courts and tossed back into the lower courts. I had a full blog entry planned for this case and not what you'd think. There are things going on with this case that have made me pull my support completely. I will not divulge too much but will say that this case is not as cut and dried as they'd want you to believe. Stearns caused a lot of problems amongst the supporters. There are those who support her simply because it means taking down an agency. Others believe she truly is a victim. And there are those who see her for what she is and want nothing more to do with her or her cause. When I get the chance, I will explain it all fully in a future post.
In more current cases, there is the case of Baby Elliott. Elliott's mother, Kimberly Rossler, started an adoption plan when she'd become pregnant. The organization assisting in the adoption was Adoption Rocks, represented by Donna Ames. Kimberly was matched with a prospective adopter by the name of Kate Gilliard Sharp. At some point before Elliott's birth, Kim decided to parent her son and informed Ames of her plan to parent. Little did Kim know, the contracts she signed before Elliott's birth were legally binding. Three weeks after Elliott was born, Kate managed to get a judge to sign a custody order and had the police show up at Kim's residence to snatch Elliott away from her.
The judge who signed the order has gone on to say that had he known it was for an adoption, he would never have authorized the forced removal. Sadly, Kate is still holding Elliott hostage. Adoption Rocks has since backed out, along with Donna Ames. It has now become a contested adoption stand off between Kim and Kate. The judge overseeing the case has slapped a gag order down so Kim is unable to speak about the progress of the case. When more information is obtained, I will update the best I can on this case.
I wish I could say this entry would pack the normal punch and ruffle some feathers. Bear with me. I've been gone a long while and am feeling a bit rusty. The last six months or so have been a busy one for me. But rest assured, this blog will stay alive to highlight the crimes of those who feel they can take whatever child they want. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. The public will be reminded of what you are. If you think you can slink away into the shadows and raise the kidnapped child in obscurity, think again. Kidnappers get no mercy.
