ADOPTION SERIES | PART FIVE OF FIVE
Adoptive Mother Regrets Participating in Oppressive System
She adores her kid, but regrets that she was the “demand” in the adoption industry’s supply-and-demand model
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For a recent article I wrote about manipulative adoption industry language and practices (“The ‘Loving Option’ Is a Lie”), I interviewed five women: two adoptees (Lina Vanegas and Mila Konomos), two birth — or first — mothers (Renee Gelin and Amy Seek), and one adoptive mother (Diana). This five-part Adoption Series comprises segments of our interview transcripts that didn’t appear in the story.
This final interview in the series is with adoptive mother Diana, who asked that her name be changed.
KT: In a comment you left beneath a text graphic saying people participating in adoption were participating in a system of oppression and essentially becoming the oppressors , you said that you, yourself…
