Anonymous wrote:Currently there are 8 posts about adoption or foster care on the 1st page of that section alone. If this isn't enough traffic to warrant its own space I can't imagine what is. Again it would be most appreciated if you would reconsider.

I am PP and as I commented I thought there had once been a stand alone adoption forum and Jeff confirmed it in a follow up post. I recall the forum didn't get that much traffic at all which didn't surprise me. There are plenty of well established chat groups chat and message boards for adoption and realistically the number of adopting families in the DC metro area is pretty small to begin with. I am adoptive mom and I don't think adoption needs a stand alone forum at this point.

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Currently there are 8 posts about adoption or foster care on the 1st page of that section alone. If this isn't enough traffic to warrant its own space I can't imagine what is. Again it would be most appreciated if you would reconsider.

Anonymous wrote:I am an adoptive mom, and I also disagree that parenting by adoption is the same as blended familes, same sex parents, etc. Adoption is a sensitive topic and a sensitive process that could certainly warrant it's own space. I don't go to that area of this site, and I visit several times a day, b/c I don't care to sort through all the other "stuff," that is important, but irrelevant to my life there. Please reconsider.

Nobody said that adoption is "the same" as blended families, same sex parents, etc. I said that there is overlap. That is an undeniable fact. Same sex parents are often adoptive parents. Adoption is often an aspect of blended families. At one time we had separate forums and all were very low traffic. If you are avoiding the current forum, you are actually making the creation of a separate forum less likely. If there was a significant amount of activity regarding adoption in the current forum, it would justify separating the topic. But, if you refuse to participate it just continues the situation in which adoption appears to be a topic with limited interest.

I am an adoptive mom, and I also disagree that parenting by adoption is the same as blended familes, same sex parents, etc. Adoption is a sensitive topic and a sensitive process that could certainly warrant it's own space. I don't go to that area of this site, and I visit several times a day, b/c I don't care to sort through all the other "stuff," that is important, but irrelevant to my life there. Please reconsider.

I see it but have to say that I have been on this board tons for the past few years and have never never seen that or even thought to check there.

Anonymous wrote:Besides, I would never even begin to look under General Parenting for adoption, especially assuming I wasn't a parent yet. Just doesn't make sense.

The forum in which you need to look is not General Parenting, but "Parenting -- Special Concerns". The description of that forum says, "This forum is for the discussion of special parenting concerns including, but not limited to, Gay and Lesbian parents, Single Parents, Adoptive Families, and Blended Families."

Besides, I would never even begin to look under General Parenting for adoption, especially assuming I wasn't a parent yet. Just doesn't make sense.

Thats a shame and I totally disagree. What would be the harm in trying it? You see how much traffic the Infertility forum gets...that is a direct segway into an Adoption forum.

Yes, adoption is included in the Parenting - Special Concerns forum. We found that adoption often overlaps with many of the other family arrangement included in that forum.

I can't remember if there was a specific adoption forum but I want to say there was at one point...

I know that adoption, single parenting, LGBT issues all ended up lumped together in Parenting - Special Concerns.

I don't think an adoption forum would get that much traffic.

I'm an adoptive mom, currently in process to adopt #2, and I'd love this as well!

Any thoughts or plans to add this forum?

I would find this to be extremely helpful and a logical addition to DCUM. Please consider!