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angelkisses - I think you may be taking this a bit too far. It is obvious you have created a purely black & white issue, and go out of you way to belittle and mock the parents in question. I work with disabled children and see first hand that some parents are just not equipped for the care of them. We all have our limits, and when I eventually go to China, I hope the child that was referred to me is within mine. Like it or not, Hannah 1 was outside their limits...period. It is not as if they left empty-handed...they are taking home a child from an orphanage which they will raise and provide for, for the rest of their lives...and have already spent thousands of $$$ and time to do so...in my book, they are doing good. I can't believe the things I'm reading here...."what if it was their bio child?" - well she isn't...."this will cause trauma on the older child who witnessed this" - no it wont, I'm sure they will tell her Hannah 1 was just too sick to come with us...."it was their responsibility to follow through" - no it isn't, it the Chinese governments responsibility to care for her...as they do the other thousands. I find it outrageous that you basically say that these parents have sentenced Hannah 1 to death! They did not abandon her...she is not her bio or adopted child...they are not to welfare sys of China. Lets get real here.
Somehow you make it seem selfish and evil for parents to want a healthy child. Isn't that why China is as popular of a place to adopt from in the 1st place? You can't believe how many times I read that someone has adopted from E. Europe and later found their child to have many serious hidden problems...where do they adopt from next...China. Is this a selfish act also?
I am not saying the story is sad...as are the stories of the thousands of other children in orphanages that don't get adopted.
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