Did I Steal My Daughter? The Tribulations of Global Adoption
All I can say is wow. This is a really brave article from Mother Jones: Did I Steal My Daughter? The Tribulations of Global Adoption
There is one section of the journal, however, that jumps out from the boilerplate. “I feel so sad for the pain your birth mother must be in since she is not able to raise you,” I wrote. “But I believe now that I am your ‘real’ mommy.” Reading those words now sparks a flash of shame. Because even though my daughter was, as is required by U.S. immigration law, legally classified as an orphan, she had two Guatemalan parents who were very much alive.
Note that Marley Greiner is quoted in the piece!
I met Elizabeth at the conference. And the article there was big news. I finally read it. It choked me up. Not surprisingly. I appreciate her openness and honesty. I hope, for the mothers in Guatemala, it helps. Somehow. Maybe some future adopter will read Elizabeth’s article and think twice, ask more questions, demand better for herself and the child she adopts.
Kevin Kreutner was also um, interesting, at the conference.
amazing article. makes me want to know more, and definitely gets across the need to constantly think and ask questions.