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Originally Posted by GDSinPA
I didn't see anything from last night, but on Wed there was as speech by the Dad who adopted the other girl Cindy McCain brought to the US.
I did not like the way adoption was presented - suggesting that their children were saved by their American parents and that they should be grateful. I specifically remember receiving a lot of training discouraging this kind of thinking.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2 ... s-gullett/
Blessings,
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Greg -
Your link didn't work... it looks like it got cut off.
First - was that the McCains who were presenting the adoption like they "saved her" or was it the other family - OR was it the MEDIA???
Of course I haven't read the article... but I don't want to assume that because an article was slanted one way, that the parents meant for it to be.
ALSO - I was just thinking... if someone came on this forum and told all of us that they found a baby in a Guatemalan orphanage who had a cleft palate or any other medical need and that person was able to adopt that baby and bring them to the US for medical treatment, you don't think that any of us would mention how that baby was possibly "saved"?
Many of us on this forum adopted HEALTHY kids... we didn't save them (except from a life of poverty, perhaps).
I think there are situations where children are SAVED from horrific situations and I don't see a problem acknowledging that. (I don't think it is appropriate to tell a child that they were fortunate to be "saved", but telling them their story - at an appropriate age - to make them aware of how much their Mommy & Daddy loved them and wanted to help them survive - in right right context - is appropriate.)
I have a problem when people look at my perfectly healthy children and comment that we "saved" them from an awful life in Guatemala simply because Guatemala is a poorer country than the US. Different situation. Living in the US doesn't guarantee a perfect life, just like living in a Third World country doesn't guarantee a miserable life. Joy can be found, regardless of where a person lives. To quote "Pretty Woman"
"That's just Geography."
Do I believe that the McCain's SAVED this child.... yes, I do. It was obvious that she would have died if Cindy hadn't brought her to the US for medical treatment.
In my opinion, that's different than completing paperwork for an adoption and being referred a newborn child with no initial apparent medical needs.
I believe that Cindy McCain saw that this child was dying, wanted to save her, sought medical attention for her, fell in love with her and then wanted to adopt her.
That's a MUCH different route than our family took to bring our children home.