Many people think adoption is a small topic. People think adoption is a small issue. But I think that few people genuinely realize how prevalent orphanhood, parentless children, and adoption is today. I don't think that people realize how many families adoption touches. Nor do I think that people understand the impact adoption has, and has had on society throughout the course of human history. Orphans are not just a problem in impoverished, AIDS-stricken African nations. Orphans are everywhere. Orphans, and other parentless children are in every society, in every culture, and much more prevalent that you might think.
So because of this, I would like to attempt a new project. That project is to make a note of every instance in popular (American) media where there is an adoption, or an orphan character or storyline. Because there are so many instances of this, I think the best way to start is chronologically. So, starting now, every time I see or hear a story that involves one of these topics, I will note it here. I'm hoping that this list will help to demonstrate the impact that adoption and alternative family formation has on our culture, without most of us even recognizing it.
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