FacePalm Friday
Welcome to this week’s edition of FacePalm Friday.
This is where your hosts will list their top picks for this week’s FacePalm moment—something they learned or read about this week that caused the FacePalm to happen (you know, the expression of embarrassment, frustration, disbelief, shock, disgust or mixed humor as depicted in our Rally FacePalm smiley).
We invite you to add your FacePalm of the week to our comments. Go ahead and add a link, tell a personal story, or share something that triggered the FacePalm on the subject of child welfare or adoption.
(1) Facebook marketing for adoption
Status update: Baby wanted! How Facebook helped one couple’s dream of adopting a child of their own come true [Daily Mail 2/27/12 by Hannah Roberts]
Status Baby wanted? 
(2) If you’re going to rip someone, get their name right
http://www.boomerback-beat.com/?p=1741 
What was she thinking when she wrote that Joe Paterno was accused of molesting children? Jerry Sandusky is the accused.
(3)Utterly clueless to the Ethiopia issues part 3598….
How many of these bloggers cluelessly talk about Ethiopia?
http://www.parents.com/blogs/adoption-diaries/2012/02/29/must-read/part-1-adopting-a-daughter-from-ethiopia/
“After studying several opportunities for international toddler adoption, Marni and her family chose to adopt from Ethiopia for several reasons. She said, “The government seemed to be doing a better job than most countries of regulating adoptions, especially in a country where there are literally millions of orphans”
(4) NCFA rings the opening NASDAQ bell
“After almost 32 years of service to children, birthparents, and adoptive families, NCFA remains the premier adoption advocacy nonprofit in the United States, promoting a culture of adoption through education, research, and legislative action. Because of NCFA, more children are adopted out of foster care, women facing unintended pregnancy receive comprehensive information on the positive option of adoption, and intercountry adoption remains a viable, ethical alternative to building families. ”
The National Council For Adoption to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell
This is what I want to say to them: 
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