Comments on: The NON-Mom???

By: lily

lily — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:04:35 +0000

We support you and love you. You and Mike are great parents!

By: The Cookie

The Cookie — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:02:22 +0000

It’s just outrageous really — stupidity on such a tremendous scale …

http://lifeisacookie.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/non-sense/

By: Stephanie Rohloff

Stephanie Rohloff — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:52:49 +0000

Wow, I am astonished! Wait, no I’m not…not at all surprised. I have heard just about everything…I want to sit here and rant so bad about the people that don’t even take the time to remember my kid’s names, much less recognize them as a part of my family…and me as their mom. I know I am a bit different then others in the way we are going about adoption…but I wonder how people will treat my kids when the adoption is finalized…will they start to remember their names and consider them a part of us?? Will I get to hear Happy Mother’s Day then? Or will I still be a Non-Mom to them, and my kids will still be the nameless Non-Kids!

Okay rant over…for now.

Thank you for the post, it is comforting to not be alone in these crazy struggles!

By: catherinethegreat

catherinethegreat — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:50:05 +0000

I totally agree with you guys and glad to see they changed the website!! But wonder what ‘brain’ thought of that category in the FIRST place !!!

By: Cristina

Cristina — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:59:51 +0000

Are they for REAL????!!! A non-mum??!!! Grrr….. this sort of thing drives me WILD!! And I agree Louanne about the ‘kids of your own’ comment. It is incredibly offensive and debases being a mum to a gorgeous adopted kid. Speaking as one who has two ‘of my own’ and an adopted daughter, I can safely say that there is NO DIFFERENCE in how I love them. Ok, I will hop off my soapbox now too…

Cristina x

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:43:13 +0000

The pinheads at NBC and the program’s sponsor, teleflora, can be assured of a couple of things…I most certainly will NOT be watching their non-program or buying the non-mom of my non-daughter a teleflora non-bouquet for Non-mother’s Day this year.

By: Stephanie Petlow

Stephanie Petlow — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:38:24 +0000

I agree with my Shell-Bell- it is all in the genes! You are a wonderful, loving, caring daughter who has made the most wonderful , loving and caring mother. I am so proud of you!
I love you!
Mom XXXOOO

Happy first Mother’s Day!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:39:20 +0000

I agree with Shawn who commented in here, too. I feel sorry for anyone who has not had or will not have the amazing experience we have had adopting our sweet Charlotte.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:38:29 +0000

I wrote my complaint to Marie Osmond and NBC. They better issue some sort of public apology. Shameful considering what day and age this is, and that Marie Osmond has adopted children, too.

All this contest catergory is doing is perpetuating the stereotypes that so many small-minded people have.

Argh.

By: Louanne

Louanne — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:14:30 +0000

Ruth Ann – I can see how it happened – a natural progression in a brainstorming session about non-traditional families. But the more I think about it, the more I think the adoptive mom’s should have been in one of the traditional categories. It’s one thing to say, “Hey Military moms have a special hardship – lets bring it to light.”

Some of the lists I am a part of have 5,000- 10,000 members and they have been very busy voicing their complaints.