tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post3215287956566728767..comments2023-07-28T02:29:08.172-07:00Comments on Production, Not Reproduction | A blog about open adoption: Advertising in AdoptionHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05737780263679929983noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-75654062999038363672011-11-07T06:53:04.912-08:002011-11-07T06:53:04.912-08:00I'm coming to this from your recent post, but ...I'm coming to this from your recent post, but I was interested that you said your matching was "old school" because you didn't do much beyond online profiles, six years ago.<br /><br />Our agency does have online profiles, only on their website, though we also work with a lawyer because of our particular circumstances, and he suggested loads of marketing, which we weren't comfortable with either. However, our agency (and this is 2011) said that very very few of their matches come through the online profiles, and given the circumstances of most of the placing parents, I'm not surprised. They said they think it will happen in the future, but not at the moment.DrSpousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07259337858075146058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-37829010678400416522007-06-07T19:11:00.000-07:002007-06-07T19:11:00.000-07:00Next time I'm going to wear the above mentioned "I...Next time I'm going to wear the above mentioned "I'm adopting" tee shirt. I'm also going to hand out business cards at the local high school to any pregnant girl I see, but only the white ones of course. OOOO and maybe I can get covered on twenty twenty and they can profile me on their show so I can reach MORE girls who managed to get themselves knocked up.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942415229259955664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-67408883321833005442007-06-07T18:39:00.000-07:002007-06-07T18:39:00.000-07:00You know, our packet that included our application...You know, our packet that included our application had a whole sheet of things we should do to network/advertise/shout-out our intentions to adopt.<BR/><BR/>The whole thing left a nasty taste in my mouth. Some of the bullet points included contacting school guidance counselors, crisis pregnancy centers, pastors...all things I felt morally opposed to; and we used a Christian agency.<BR/><BR/>We briefly considered using Parent Profiles, but never really made it that far since our placement happened so quickly.<BR/><BR/>Part of me felt a bit put out that our agency was suggesting to us that we needed to do this long list of 'extra-curricular' networking since part of our placement fees were specifically earmarked for profiles, etc. Yet, the other part wondered if going the extra mile would speed the process.<BR/><BR/>Yet, there was no way in the world I was going to put a sign on my car, pass out special business cards, put up notices at schools and grocery stores or wear an "I WANT TO ADOPT" t-shirt. The thought just made me ill.<BR/><BR/>Praise God that He had our placement all worked out without us having to wonder if we really needed to do those things.<BR/><BR/>With what I know now, I would turn and run from anyone who suggested those things to me. I'd run fast and hard.Going Back to Square Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472261243663429646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-42909944529314080472007-06-06T16:10:00.000-07:002007-06-06T16:10:00.000-07:00Our Province doesn't allow for personal networking...Our Province doesn't allow for personal networking by paps. No websites. No letters to doctors. To me, it felt like a safety net. On one hand, I didn't have to worry about whether or not I was doing "enough" on our behalf. I had done all I was allowed. OTOH, I didn't have to worry that the agency (who doesn't actively advertise themselves as in radio ads, newspaper ads, etc) or we were doing too much, causing someone to make a decision they didn't want to make. <BR/><BR/>I think that telling friends and family in a casual way that you are hoping to adopt is fine. But that's about it. <BR/><BR/>Both our placements came as a result of social services referring an expectant mother to our agency after a possible parenting plan was already in place. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate this post. The amount of "advertising" that is done in adoption makes me uncomfortable too.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045769392036053038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-51060287245383919822007-06-06T11:06:00.000-07:002007-06-06T11:06:00.000-07:00Heh -- I think we're the same person. I could've w...Heh -- I think we're the same person. I could've written this exact thing and hit "publish" very proudly. :)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04164833674841541784noreply@blogger.com