Birth certificates are weird to me. In theory, they would seem to identify the biological parents of the child (though infidelity or donor gametes on the male side, or surrogacy or donor gametes on the female side, make this dodgy already). But am I right that if you adopt a child you can have their birth certificate amended (or re-issued) to include you as the parent? I think this is what the other woman I know with an Ethiopian-born son went through.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Jun 17, 2008 11:11:29 am PDT #3627 of 10003
information libertarian
shrift - Jun 17, 2008 11:13:27 am PDT #3628 of 10003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Day 2 and I am so sick of documentation that I am glaring at all instructions, even the awesome one on vending machines about how you shouldn't accidentally kill yourself for those stuck Cheetos. I only have 7 more days to complete a rough draft of this manual and my motivation left the office early.
msbelle - Jun 17, 2008 11:17:17 am PDT #3629 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I got a birth certificate listing me as the only parent from Ethiopia, and I think I will get another one issued from the US when I finish the readoption.
I do not think a certificate exists with mac's birth parent information, I do not think most children in Ethiopia get them when they are born.
Dana - Jun 17, 2008 11:23:14 am PDT #3630 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I only have 7 more days to complete a rough draft of this manual and my motivation left the office early.
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amych - Jun 17, 2008 11:24:54 am PDT #3631 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
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Ooh. I have 37 cents. Is that enough?
Fred Pete - Jun 17, 2008 11:27:22 am PDT #3632 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
I agree that the question is what the purpose of the birth certificate is. If it's to identify the biological parents, gender-specific terms are appropriate. If it's to identify the legal parents, NSM.
shrift - Jun 17, 2008 11:30:48 am PDT #3633 of 10003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Money is good!
I know! I've been writing like mad, and I've accomplished quite a bit. I'm just at that point where there's only an hour left and I don't want to start a section that I can't finish. Bah. Guess I'll have to do it anyway. For the monies.
Hayden - Jun 17, 2008 11:31:52 am PDT #3634 of 10003
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Ginger - Jun 17, 2008 11:34:50 am PDT #3635 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
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Exactly where would you expect to find a bunch of severed feet?
Daisy Jane - Jun 17, 2008 11:35:46 am PDT #3636 of 10003
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Messy serial killer's house?