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Watching Juno was sort of like eating potato chips in lieu of lunch. It started out enjoyable enough, but I felt unsatisfied and ragged by the time I left the theater. Almost as if I had been served a meal with no nutrition. I have higher hopes for the MTV True Life documentary airing this Saturday (March 21st). I have a feeling they'll show a more nuanced view of adoption in half the time, paying more attention to the emotions inherent in the experience rather than how many new slang terms can be used in a single scene.
It's just the difference between fiction and...well...True Life.
MTV has been working on this documentary for almost a year. The show will follow several expectant parents, all considering creating adoption plans for their respective children. The expectant parents were given no compensation--only the opportunity to tell their story and educate the "just adopt" general public on the reality of adoption. Regardless on how you felt about the realism of Juno, this documentary aims to show what Juno definitely glossed over; namely, the aftermath.
This documentary could serve as a great jumping off point to the world of domestic adoption blogs--featuring all members of the triad (adoptive parents, adoptees, and birth parents). I tend to read the adoptive parent blogs since they are the ones that appear on my blogroll.
Production, Not Reproduction has recently started an open adoption blogroll with the aim of containing a multitude of perspectives in the triad.
Weebles Wobblog is a fantastic writer and adoptive mum. She recently had a very eye-opening series on her daughter's reunion with her birth father.
Life from Here recently matched with an expectant mother and she is currently navigating the pre-adoption relationship with grace and insight.
Today's the Day is an adoptive mum and an adoptee, bringing both perspectives to her blog posts.
Chronicles of Munchkin Land is written by a birth mother and fellow BlogHer.
Which blogs do you read (or write) on domestic adoption?
I would love to watch this MTV adoption documentary together; meaning, if enough people (for instance, at least 10) are interested, I will turn next Thursday's post into an open discussion (complete with thought questions to jump start the conversation) on the episode. You don't need to be a member of the triad or a blogger; just someone willing to watch the episode and dive into the conversation with an open mind. If you're interested in watching the episode and participating in the discussion next week, leave a comment below.
Melissa is the author of the infertility and pregnancy loss blog, Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters. She keeps a categorized blogroll of 1700 infertility blogs and writes the daily Lost and Found and Connections Abound, a news source for the infertility blogosphere. Her infertility book, Navigating the Land of If, is forthcoming from Seal Press in June 2009. She is the keeper of the IComLeavWe (International Comment Leaving Week) list which is currently open for March.
