Reflections on the current situation with Russian Adoptions....
I found an article online while researching adjustment periods post-adoption and thought it quite interesting because it makes a very pivotal point in saying that adoptive parents are not the only ones who are abusive to their children....or to the extreme even kill their children. I was researching this because I did not understand WHY someone who go to such great lengths to adopt a child (emotionally, financially, etc) and then allow these things to happen. This article explains a lot. It also interested me because in college (yes, I studied a particular area of Sociology) and that was Sociology of Childhood. I guess it saddens me to think that other prospective adoptive parents may never get the chance to love a Russian baby because of a handful of people's actions. Should Russia close adoptions to the U.S., Aaron and I will choose another country. We don't plan on waiting for them to iron everything out because that could take a long time....