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Thank you for your insight
on adoption in the winter 2003
issue. My daughter gave up her
son for adoption in 1975. When
they were reunited last year, her
son, Ed, found out he has three
full brothers and she found out
she is a grandmother.
The past 16 months have
been wonderful. Ed is so much
like his grandfather and uncle.
His adoptive mother passed
away 10 years ago of breast cancer
and he does not see his
adoptive father. Recently he
began feeling comfortable
enough to call my daughter
“mom.”
I realize the subject of adoption
can be thought about in several
different ways. Some adoptive
parents do not want their
wonderful child to look for or
meet birth parents and others
think it is a good idea. Ed’s mom
told him that he was adopted
and always said she would help
him find his birth mom. Ed said
just before his mother died, she
told him again to go and find his
birth mother. I am so glad he
did, for I never would have
known about my beautiful greatgranddaughter,
Laura. Selfishly,
this is a happy ending to our
story and put to rest Julie’s wondering
about her firstborn son.
Ed says he has had a good life
and is glad to meet, know, and
love the mother who loved him
enough to find a happy home for
him.
Caryl Chenot Davis ’56
Homewood, Ill.
Multiracial resource
The article on adoption in
the winter 2003 Cornell Report
was a wonderful feature, and
after reading it I was inspired to
send information about the MAVIN Foundation. MAVIN is
the nation’s leading organization
celebrating mixed-race people
and families. It is a resource for
parents who have adopted children
of different nationalities
and who may have no idea of
the issues facing their children
in American society. This is an
important and relevant issue
and I was delighted to see your
coverage of it. For more information,
see www.mavinfoundation.org.
Karin Neff
Bozeman, Mont. |
