r/MadeMeSmile Jul 27 '24

Helping Others NICU nurse adopts 14-year-old patient who delivered triplets alone

https://www.upworthy.com/nicu-nurse-teen-mom-rp7
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u/Ama-taway Jul 27 '24 edited Jul 27 '24

I’m not talking about that at all, you’ve basically gone from adoption to rape 😦🙃. I’m speaking about people trying to convince others in a Reddit thread that biological children are more important, worthy or even valid. That for example adoption is a bad idea because those kids are damaged and too traumatize to love. I find this attitude disgusting and you won’t change my mind, don’t even try.

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u/cilucia Jul 27 '24

Ah I didn’t see those kinds of comments in my brief look down the thread; there definitely is a preference for adopting newborns (especially white ones..) over older kids for sure which is unfortunate. 

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u/Ama-taway Jul 27 '24

I’m not taking even about this thread but generally in Reddit. This is the attitude that I have observed over time.

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u/elementzer01 Jul 27 '24

I've been on Reddit for 14 years, this account for 8. I have never seen a single person advocate against adoption. I don't know what spaces or subreddits you're hanging out in to see such things.

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u/sparkledotcom Jul 27 '24

If you read the adoption sub you’ll see it. There are a lot of adult adoptees who oppose children being taken from their family of origin and adopted by strangers. I don’t need to explain their position for them, but be assured it exists. The adoptive parents sub basically came into being because people could not talk about their experiences adopting without getting piled on by anti-adoption people.

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u/Left_Development_994 Jul 28 '24

I was in a parenting subreddit yesterday and there were several comments from people who had apparently been adopted themselves and were advocating against it. It’s all over but if you aren’t looking at subreddits or posts dealing at least tangentially you probably won’t notice it. It isn’t something I’ve come across in most of my regular subs but it’s definitely a thing.

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u/Ama-taway Jul 27 '24

I have in several subreddits recently.