Returning an Adopted Child
Adoption is a tricky business. It’s important to understand that it is a very huge responsibility. Unlike buying clothing from a store and returning it simply because it doesn’t “fit you right;” adoption is way more serious. You will have to deal with your emotions as well as your child’s emotions. My friend knows this all too much when they decided to return their 8 year old adopted child. She was telling me of how excited they were when they first took him home. They set up a dragonfly butterfly twin sheet set for him. At first, it went well, but as months came on. They started to notice some behavior problems. He had such a violent streak, throwing things around if he doesn’t get his way, cursing at such a young age; it was enough for my friend to call it quits.
The situation wasn’t easy to for her and her husband, both physically and emotionally, but it was something that they feel was the right thing to do. Although I’m not trying to blame my friend, it’s hard to put the blame on the child. Most kids who are placed in adoption, after all, are already affected by some sort of problem from their initial home. They were either neglected, abused etc. Moreover, some couples are simply unprepared to handle the difficult aspect of adoption and fail to take in that it’s a big responsibility and not exactly child’s game.
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