Gotcha Day is known in the Adoption community as the day the parents got their child. Some people celebrate Gotcha Day. This entire week I was thinking about our Gotcha Day and our week in Korea. Our Gotcha Day was October 23, 2009.
I think this categorizing of human beings and this gotcha journalism is all part of a very destructive force that I feel every day as a councillor and in an
What do you think of "adoption day" celebrations?
Dec 28, 2007 by snow flake | Posted in Adoption
I didn't know until recently that it's become a trend to celebrate "adoption day", or "gotcha day". What do you think about celebrating the day someone was adopted?
A: Hi Query Weary,
Whoever started "Gotcha" you can be certain they were not an adoptee. It refers to the nickname some adoptive parents call the day they "got" their adopted children. They celebrate it anually by doing
"Gotcha Day" celebration?
Sep 15, 2009 by aloha.girl59 | Posted in Adoption
I read with horror on Facebook that one of my high school friends is having a Gotcha Day celebration for her son at his school tomorrow. I haven't seen this woman in 23 years and we only chat once in a while on FB. She adopted her son in a foreign country
A: Unless the kid specifically asked for this (and even then, just because a kid wants something doesn't mean it's best for him or her...) that is completely and utterly atrocious.
Aside from my feelings on "gotcha" day celebrations