[Amysue1112]

Isabo..
Sorry that I offended you...I know that this lady was a con artist...and I was responding to two people who were conned in intl adoption....excuse me for not using the right acronyms...on the Russian boards there is not much talk about birthmothers since we often don't know anything about our childs, so I have never even used anything related to that term in a post.
And let's not go overboard here and act like I was saying ALL birthmother's are criminals...I see this is very sensitive to you, and I respect that, but please don't say something like that-I said nothing of the sort. Excuse my "lurking"...that is actually a feeling from a friend who had a domestically adopted child-I suppose that did not sound very nice-sorry. Again, sorry to offend you personally. We are here to support each other...we are not enemies.I I posted after I watched the show and was angry for the families who were lied to. I am human...sorry to you Brandy too...

To all...I am so sorry that I sounded insensitive...I have 2 close friends who gave up their children for adoption, so I have no personal anger or negativity towards birthmothers...I am sorry if it did sound that way.
But I also have 2 friends that have been hurt by birthmothers coming back so I have seen many sides....of course I have also seen success stories. I am very supportive of any type of adoption, and we will be considering domestic adoption for our second child.

This story angered me....I was angry at times at the Russian govt. for doing some stuff they did, but I can't imagine how these families felt when the deceit was intentional.

I know this is one situation....I know there are MANY success stories..and I suppose this being aired will blow it out of proportion. But just as the Russian abuse cases were, they also sparked discussion on encouraging agencies to do more education with their families re: adopted children and what to expect. Maybe there will also be good out of this...make families who want to adopt domestically more aware of possibilities.

Again, I did not mean to offend...those of you from other boards....you can ask people here in the Russian forum, I rarely if ever insult or make people angry. I rarely get into heated discussions either, so this will be my last post on this thread.

I have read this over 3 times..still concerned that I will offend someone again...so sorry if I do..and I will go back to chatting on lighter subjects, so I can stay away from flames!! They hurt too..