Tammi;
I personally think it's great that you spoke up as well. It IS important for us to remember that adoption can be good. Ours is even though things went wrong along the way. It's hard work but, in the end, worth it for that little girl's smile.
Thank you for your compliments. I try my hardest to speak in an articulate way. Sometimes I fail but that could be blamed on lack of coffee.
Or something. I just personally hate to see ANYONE hurt by unethical practices (expectant Moms like the dateline woman lying to potential families, agencies treating women like incubators, adoptees having problems searching, etc). I know the world will never be perfect. But darn it, I can do my part.
It took me a long time to find my "voice." I, too, was too shy (me?) to speak up at times even if I felt strongly on an issue. Now I'm learning to pick my battles and form a direction that I want to go.
I think you're on a good path of understanding and forward movement, Tammi. Good and bad do exist in some sort of strange dissonant harmony. We just need to make the good sing a little louder.