The Uncomfortable Side of the Russian Adoption Shocker

The nightly news thrives on the extremes and this was fully evident in the furor caused over the recent (shocking) return of an adopted Russian boy by way of an unaccompanied one way airline ride back to his native land. Little is really known about why this mother felt this was her only viable option, and in the wake of this story and the attendant outrage poured over this family for doing such a thing, some interesting stories and posts are starting to surface that make for interesting reading, and a deeper consideration of what may have been at work beyond the shocking headlines:

• Salon's Broadsheet blog asks the question: "What kind of mom 'returns' her adopted son?" and cites the "extreme challenges adoptive parents can face."
• With clear and sometimes difficult to read honesty, KJ Dell'Antonia writing on Slate confesses, "I Did Not Love My Adopted Child"
• She also speaks further about her experience as an adoptive parent in this NPR interview
• Wonder what this has done to others adopting in Russia? Check out this first hand account, "Living in Russian adoptive limbo," also on Salon's Broadsheet.
• And finally The Daily Beast ran an excellent post, "Adoption's Dirty Secrets"