Adoption Business Cards: More adoptee commercialization in the Age of Look at Me
One of the more popular methods of baby swooping is cornering your waitress at a restaurant. I don’t know how many accounts I’ve read over the years where PAPs insinuate themselves into a pregnant waitress’s personal business, offering to adopt her baby–just in case she’s in the market for a Worthy. (More couth PAPs just leave a note at the table. “Call me. I’ll take your baby off your hands And btw, here’s a 30% tip to help you decide.”) But now we have actual business cards to take care of those anxious moments when you discover you’ve left your flyers and notepad at home or you’re just a bit shy. If nothing else, the cards may get your waitress to at least “think about the adoption option,” which until she saw your glowing faces she’d found abhorrent. Continue Reading →