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Songshi QuanStuck in the middle – no place for a child.
September 3rd 2008 04:09
Stuck in the middle – no place for a child.
A sad tale is unfolding in the world of adoption. As reported by Sean Parnell and the Australian newspaper, it appears that the birth parents of a young Indian girl are now seeking to be reunited with their child after 7 years of separation.
One thing above all is certain, and that is, there is more to this story then currently meets the eye. The Attorney General and the Queensland Department of Child Safety are investigating and I’m sure more will be discovered, but in all of this, one thing stands out to me as being terribly unfair.
The child is going to suffer as a result of all this.
I confess to being a cynic when it comes to human motivations and machinations and as a result questions leapt to mind as I read the article.
1. Why has it taken 7 years for the birth parents to track down their child? Perhaps they lacked the means to pursue a thorough search. Was there a Police report filed about the kidnapping 7 years ago?
2. If the child was sold to the Indian Adoption Agency, do they not have records of who it was that sold the child? Are you not required to provide identification or evidence that the child is yours when you put them up for adoption?
3. The child is now 9 years old. Is it really the best time, from the child’s perspective to re-introduce yourself into their lives? As the child’s parent (and please note, I am not yet a parent, so I am not speaking from personal experience in this) wouldn’t you be concerned about the effect such a re-introduction might have on them and their development?
Human trafficking, especially in children is a horrific crime and if that is what truly occurred here, then I hope they track down the perpetrators and punish them to the full extent of all available laws.
I also understand, that in some cultures, especially in poorer, remote or rural areas, female children are not as highly prized as males for the family and the community struggling to survive. In those harsh environments, perhaps it is not uncommon to put a child up for adoption to give it a chance of a better life, or perhaps even sell it to an adoption agency for the same reasons and also to benefit the family and community. If such a thing was to occur, then I would hope the family would leave the child and the new adopted family in peace to live their new lives accordingly.
Regardless of the truth of this matter, one thing stands out as a stark reality. The child will be the one to suffer the most. Disruption to their lives, the attention of the media, the investigations by government bodies and so forth, these are not what we want for our children surely. In all of this, I feel most for the poor little girl involved and my heart goes out to her and her new family.
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Comment by Songshi Quan
How is this all going to pan out? Will the child go back to India? Will she stay with her foster parents?...her 'real' parents in her eyes?
However this resolves itself, I can imagine there will be some heartache.
I have a more cynical view of all this, but I simply cannot bring myself to put it here - simply because I think it's all too horrid and far-fetched (?) to be true.
*sigh* Damn you conscience...out!...out I say!
Ruff!
Comment by Songshi Quan
Sniff butts, not war....or something like that.
Ruff!
Comment by Jeff K