The service for PResiedent Reagan was wonderful this morning. And today in CA we have lovely weather for his sunset service. I was glad to see Michael in the row with the rest of the family. One thing I wish the darn media would stop doing is repeating that he is the adopted son of Ronald Reagan. As an adoptee myself that is a remark that is actually rather hurtful..it is as if to say..an adoptee is not really a member of the family. Hells Bells..we know that..we don't need someone to point it out all the time as if we forget we are second class citizens..but that is another topic for another day...
By saying adoptees are second class citizens I am referring to the way we are treated when we try to find out anything about our biological background..the courts have our records slammed shut to us tighter than a gnats a$$ but everyone in the court can know what we are not allowed to know....that is why you have not seen me on the threads lately..been doing digging in that area and it cost a pretty penny to find out names and get some medical information that the rest of the world takes for granted.
It's fixin' to air again on CSPAN. I'm SO glad. I really wanted to see it. I was pretty irritaterd that the state offices here didn't close. Missouri's did, and our governor went to the funeral. It pretty much sucked. No TV, radio or anything. I guess I could have had it on the computer, but my copmputer at work doesn't have speakers yet.
I totally agree, CG. It is like the media looks for any way they can to get theri digs in, no matter who it hurts. It was one of the ways they were able to distract from the events. RATs! All of them! An adoptee is every bit as much a part of the family...sometimes more. I have seen an awful lot of kids that have natural parents that aren't worth a damn. I wonder if the issue with the family is more that he was the son of the first marriage. I thought it was pretty tacky that his first wife chose not to attend.
Michael is more like his father then then Ron and Pattie are
My brother had 3 adopted children .. they are his kids and he is their father .. plain and simple