US Politicians (and Presidents) and the Adoption Connection
Despite what views our society has traditionally had on orphans and adoption I am hoping that times will change and our children won’t be referred to as orphans (because statistically I believe that most are not actually orphans and because the connotation stinks).
However, if one looks at this fabulous list of adoptees, adoptive parents, and, yes, orphans, one will see that no matter where they came from or whom they were raised by, they are extraordinary people.
Is that nature vs. nurture?
Adoptees
Michael Reagan (Ronald Reagan’s Son)
Nancy Reagan (First Lady- step-parent adoption)
Gerald Ford (step-parent adoption)
Eleanor Roosevelt (raised by grandmother)
William Clinton (step-parent adoption)
Herbert Hoover (raised by uncles)
Andrew Jackson (lost parents at 14, no adoption)
Adoptive Parents
Ronald Reagan
Famous Politicians
Birthparents
Adoptive Parents
For more President’s Day Postings:
Blog Fabulous is Shaking Clinton’s Hand (which one? Read the post)
All Holiday Cafe has some great Educational ideas for kids out of school today.
Guerilla Parenting has a Month Rich in History Lessons
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