Mr. Poindexter, please pick up the white courtesy phone

What about BBQ so good it'll make you want to slap yo momma?

 

Ha!

 

John Witherspoon is the man.

 

Now seems as good a time as any for some Tom Lehrer lyrics.

 

As an adoptive parent, please allow me to get on my soapbox for a moment. Some of the terms used in such stories are very hurtful to those in the adoption community. They are terms used by folks not familiar with the ins and outs of adoption. And I'd beg those in the media to be more careful when touching on this topic.

Terms such as "gave up for adoption" really bother me and others in my situation. In many cases, biological parents "place children for adoption" only after months or years of anguish over the decision.

Also, can we a get a prohibition on the term "real parents?" My son has a biological mother and father, grandparents, etc. We hope to have some interaction with these folks as he gets older. But that doesn't mean I'm any less of a parent. I am his father and my wife is his mother. The fact that he looks nothing like us doesn't change that. Biological parents and adoptive parents are positive ways to refer to these two groups.

Rant over, stepping off my soapbox now.

 

Yeah, I agree. I'm adopted and you get pretty tired of getting asked if you know who your "real" parents are.

(Unless, of course, my biological father is Bill Gates. Then all bets are off.)

 

Yeah Boy!

 

Agreed. I have a friend who was adopted at birth and she considers her adoptive parents to be her real ones. Just because they don't share DNA doesn't mean she's not their daughter and the only reason she wouldn't mind finding her birth parents is for medical background reasons.

 

Damn. And I thought she wasn't bad looking. Just goes to show you that what's between those ears.....

 

Poin, here is another one for you. Sorry, no photos but we're working on it.
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/60976927.html

 

You obviously don't know the Poindexter formula -- must be adult woman and underage boy.....

 

Zag, did you read the story?The boy was 14, the woman was 37 when the incident occurred.