[Kabre]

Our AD is from Korea. In many ways adoption there is viewed like it was her in the US 50 years ago (hush, hush, women faking pregnancies then adopting, etc) although things are slowly improving. When we first began our adoption journey I thought there was no way I could handle an open adoption. After we heard our daughter's story though I felt so much for her birthmother and the pain she must have gone through. I wonder if she got any counseling or if her family brushed it under the rug. I have sent letters and pictures to our agency in Korea should she ever come looking and I said if she'd like contact we'd be willing to work with her. I do feel differently about open adoption now though.