Adoption narratives are hard to tell. This is ironic given that adoptions are fueled by stories. Birth parents tell themselves that giving up their child is for the best and that the child will be better off with their new family. Adoptive parents convince themselves that building a family through adoption is no different than creating one biologically. Love, they say, is what makes a family...
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