International Adoption

I'm sure everyone has heard about the mother from Tennessee who put her adopted son on a plane and returned him to Russia. I just finished listening to this excellent program that ran on NPR.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/audio-player?nid=12403/

If you're interested in understanding more about the challenges in international adoption that could lead to such a terrible conclusion, then I highly recommend the first 10 minutes or so. The whole thing is good, but I think the first little bit is really the best part. Much more insightful than listening to Katie Couric tsk-tsking.

There is also an adoptive mother who calls in at about 38:45 and describes very accurately the day-to-day challenges of living with a Reactive Attachment Disorder child.