I know many people who have struggled with fertility, and adoption is an option on the path to parenthood. In my opinion, you choose how to define your relationships, and adopted parents are still parents.
My opinion started with a friend of mine and her sister. She grew up with her sister, though they are not blood related, and the legal ties are long broken, but they're sisters in each others' hearts. Years later, the man I marry has a similar situation... grew up as step-sisters/brothers, but the parents divorce; it doesn't change how you spent your formative years!
Anyhow, this articel is specifically about parents.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2016/08/09/as-seen-at-the-olympics-there-is-still-a-lot-of-ignorance-about-adoption/
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