A Brief History of Musings Of the Lame

Musings of the Lame was started in 2005 on Blogger primarily as a simple blog recording the feelings of Claudia Corrigan D’Arcy, a birthmother, as she struggled to understand how the act of relinquishing her first newborn son to adoption in 1987 continued to be a major force in her life. Built from the knowledge gained in the adoption community, it records the search for her son and the adoption reunion as it happened.

Since then, it has grown as an adoption forum encompassing the complexity of the adoption industry, the fight to free her sons adoption records and the need for Adoptee Rights, and a growing community of other birthmothers, adoptive parents and adopted persons who are able to see that so much what we want to believe about adoption is wrong.

Education and Commenting on Musings of the Lame

Musings of the Lame will always be a place where the voices of Adoptees and Birthmothers will come first. While adoptive parents, adoption professionals and others wishing to learn more about adoption are always welcome to read, they are cautioned to spend some time and read around first before commenting. There are enough places online, forums, websites and other blogs that talk about the “beautiful loving glory of adoption” this is NOT one of them. If you are looking for rainbow unicorn farts and pretty pink bows, do not read here. If you are seeking adoption truths and validation of loss, then please stay.

The comment moderation is very liberal, but those speaking in ignorance will be schooled, sometimes harshly. Spammy SEO comments will not ever be approved and often your clients will be alerted of how you are wasting their money and doing a lousy job. Links to adoption industry sites and pro-adoption places will NEVER be permitted.

Welcome and We Hope You Stay Awhile

Adoption is a very isolating experience. If you have felt alone in your feelings, wondered if anyone else felt this way or can’t believe that there is another side of adoption…………then Welcome Home.