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As soon as the social worker called and uttered the words ‘are you sitting down?’ to me, I just knew what they were going to say. Baby number three, Ben, was on his way so my husband Adrian and I had a decision to make 🧵
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We’d already adopted Ben’s two older brothers so we were asked if we’d be able to give a forever home to a third child. The answer to us wasn’t so simple – especially after initially having to put the whole adoption process on hold because of my cancer diagnosis.
But we couldn’t deprive Ben of his brothers, and we had enough love for another child, so we welcomed him into our home too.
Now, I can’t imagine a life without all three of them, and I wouldn’t change a thing about how it all happened.
Now, I can’t imagine a life without all three of them, and I wouldn’t change a thing about how it all happened.
'A year after adoption, our son has just blended into our family. It’s like he has always been here.'
We're starting #NationalAdoptionWeek today with this powerful story from Molly and Sam, who adopted a 3-year-old boy last year.
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We're starting #NationalAdoptionWeek today with this powerful story from Molly and Sam, who adopted a 3-year-old boy last year.
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Molly and Sam are sharing their story to raise awareness of adoption as new research shows almost half of people believe adoption is more socially acceptable than it was 10 years ago.
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‘It wasn’t a last resort, and was very much a conscious decision to parent and bring another child into our family.’
Molly says attending adoption information evenings was like a 'weight lifted' for her and her husband Sam when they first looked into adopting a child.
Molly says attending adoption information evenings was like a 'weight lifted' for her and her husband Sam when they first looked into adopting a child.
For #nationaladoptionweek, let's discuss how the Korean adoption industry emerged as a civilizing mission between the US & S. Korea after the Korean War, turning an unproductive surplus population (orphans) into productive citizen-subjects (Americans) 1/
The arrival of Western Christian missionaries into Korea at the turn of the 20th century introduced the foundations of the modern child welfare system--primarily orphanages where abandoned children were managed through standardized care. 2/
Prior to that in Korea, children displaced or abandoned due to war, political upheaval, or social unrest were taken in by other relatives, fostered, or taken in by others as a slave or servant. 3/
