Hi Listers, I have long , listen to many discussions about the adoption or orphan issues. You have to wonder what the poor kids feels, as they watch the only parents,<often in trying times at best> turn and walk away, and of the lives they lived on their own to adulthood. But then also, what about the parents and the deep need to hope their child gets a better start in life. We know from many items on line that really seldom happened, but then there was always was the odd chance. Yes, I'm sure there were the "selfish" ones, but not as many I don't think.... And todays thread about the mass "kidnappings" to ship to all points of the Globe.??? If you were in this situation what would you feel? Lost, hurt, anger, betrayed....or if your parent showed up on your door step 30 + yrs later, and said "Hi, I'm your parent"? Boggles the mind. Now today we have, the "Dump your baby" free drop points at hospitals and fire & Police stations....these young kids don't have to even give a name, just leave the "bundle" and flee the scene, nobody even knows...we sure have become a "Throw away society that's for sure. Don't our children deserve better? ~Linda~ Friends are stitched together by patches of memories.