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Adoption Loving Word
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To the average person, the
word “adoption” awakens vi
sions of a happy young couple
eagerly reaching out to a
beautiful little baby. This is a
very real aspect of adoption. The
other side of the coin—the birth
parents who choose adoption for
‘their child—is not so widely
understood.
“People sometimes seem to
equate adoption with desertion,”
said Ruth McCracken, Ex
ecutive Director of The Child’s
Home Society, a statewide adop
tion agency. ‘This is unfor
tunate, because the birth parents
we work with spend much time
and do a lot of soul searching
before deciding on adoption.
Adoption is not giving a baby
away, but making a plan for his
life.”
Last year The Children’s
Home Swiety, a United Way
agency, worked with 161 birth
parents who decided on adop
tion for their babies. They rang
ed in age from 12-years-old to
40, but most were in their teens.
“1 don’t think people realize
how much love can be involved
when a birth parent releases a
child for adoption,” said Miss
McCracken. She mentioned one
recent case as an example.
A young, unmarried mother
had decided on adoption before
her baby was bom. The baby
was bom premature, and he had
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Christmas In August
Party Honors Visitor
Mrs. Madge Arrowood enter
tained at her home Friday even
ing with a “Christmas in
August” party honoring her
sister, Mrs. E.J. Acquistapace of
San Jose, Calif., who wasin
Kings Mountain visiting Mrs.
ArrowoolFand other relatives.
Mrs. Acquistaftace wore a
green polyester dinner dress.
Green napkins were used on the
refreshment plates. Homemade
cookies and red punch were serv
ed. Donna Arrowood assisted
Mrs. Arrowood in serving.
Christmas gift packages were
presented to Mrs. Acquistapace,
who opened and displayed them.
Gifts were also presented to Mr.
and Mrs. B.H. Hardin, who
observed birthdays August 6 and
7, respectively.
Attending the party, in addi
tion to Mrs. Acquistapace, were
Mr. and Mrs. Hardin from Pat
terson Springs; the hostess and
grandchildren; Mrs. H.L. Conley
of Shelby, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Kee
of Lattimore, Mrs. Doris Moore
of Blacksburg and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Anthony of Pompano
Beach, Fla.
Other recent guests in the Ar
rowood home were Mr. and
Mrs. John Brookie and
daughter. Miss Kelli Brookie;
and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kee, all
of Lattimore.
Mrs. Doris Moore, Mrs.
Madge Arrowood and Donna
Arrowood accompanied Mrs.
Acquistapace to Douglas Air
port in Charlotte Sunday, where
she left on United Airlines for a
trip back to her California home.
This was Mrs. Acquistapace’s
first visit to North Carolina since
the 1960’s. She was honored at a
number of other parties while
here.
Mrs. Arrowood and grand
children, and Miss Lana Ar
rowood, attended a party in Lat
timore July 30 honoring Mrs.
Acquistapace and Mr. and Mrs.
J.C. Kee, who were celebrating
their S4th wedding anniversary.
The party was at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Brookie.
Miss Kelli Brookie baked the
cake and Jeff Arrowood made
pictures.
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to stay in the hospital for several
weeks. This young mother felt
that her baby needed her. She
visited him everyday that he was
in the hospital.
‘The young mother fed him
and held him whenever
possible,” said Ruth McCracken.
“She poured out her love to him,
yet she remained committed to
adoption. This young mother
gave her baby everything she
had to give when he needed her
the most. Then she gave him
something more by asking us to
place him with a mature, two
parent family.”
Miss McCracken added that
the young girl is now finishing
her education. The baby is grow
ing up in a secure and stable
home.
The Children’s Home Society
offers counseling to young peo
ple facing a problem pregnancy.
Adoption is not the only option
that is considered. When the ex
pectant parents decide on adop
tion, it is usually the culmination
of a long process of weighing the
options. The decision to adopt
must be made by the birth
parents. No one else can make
this decision for them.
North Carolina law states that
the birth parents must sign a
consent to adoption before the
baby may be placed in an adop
tive home. After the consents
are signed, the birth parents
have 30 days during which time
they can consider their decision.
During this 30-day waiting
period. The Children’s Home
Society cares for the baby in a
family care home in the
Greensboro area. There the
babies receive medical care and
much love during the weeks
before they are adopted. As soon
as a baby is legally freed and
medically cleared by his doctor,
the agency places him in his per
manent home.
“Often the birth parents have
concerns or ideas about the kind
of home they want their child to
have,” said Miss McCracken.
She added that their desires are
considered when a home is
chosen for the baby.
The law does not allow birth
parents and adoptive parents to
know one another, but The
Children’s Home Society shares
some general information with
the birth parents after the baby
has been placed in his adoptive
home.
Miss McCracken mentioned
that some of the agency’s
volunteers have had bumper
stickers printed that say, “Adop
tion is a Loving Word.”
She added, “1 hope that when
people see that phrase, they will
think not only of the adoptive
ptarents, but also of the birth
parents who planned for their
child with love.”
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