Hi folks. Excuse the totally non-music thread. (although it's tentatively connected to "performing"

When I posted the "Duckboots makes her debut" thread, about Heather's venture into taking puppetry into schools, to explain "adoption" to very young kids, I didn't realize so many folks would e-mail and PM (which I can't access for some reason right now) with their "take" on the issue.

The process of finding Heather's birth Mom, was fascinating to both of us, and caused me to do a lot of reading about the subject in general. Being a nosy sort, I also have asked a lot of questions to those involved in the process..from ALL sides. One thing I hadn't realized, was how the word itself can be confusing, and sometimes scary, not only to an adopted kid (who has been told about their situation) but to their schoolmates and friends (who as we all know, can be accidentally or deliberately insensitive at times. The organisation that Duckboots belongs to "The Ontario Adoption Council", has been trying to make "adoption issues" easier to talk about, but I suspect some of the "shame factor" still lingers from bygone days. Any thoughts?

Rick and Duckboots