Very sobering article posted on Brian Stuy’s blog. Subject matter: “We all are aware of the abandonment stories of our respective children. Each of our children represents, as it were, a single tree in the overall forest of China’s abandonment problem. In these essays I will attempt to elevate our view from the individual trees to the broad landscape in order that we might better understand how each of our children fall into the bigger picture. The essay that follows examines the sex ratios of the children abandoned, as well as their health status.”
I will have to read this…
Wow, this is a very interesting essay. It still breaks my heart that so many children are abandoned in China. It’s also so sad that so many people here in the U.S. want to adopt these children, and the process has slowed so dramatically that it’s discouraging many to look to other countries. I’m so thankful for my little Sarah and can’t imagine our lives without her!
Haven’t read it yet, but am planning on it.