![]() ![]() Children adopted internationally nowadays benefit enormously from those of us who were adopted before them. I am troubled, though, that this book implies that adoption is generally a negative experience and does not acknowledge the full range of experiences of adult adoptees, or the reality that significant lessons have been learned from those experiences. I have had my share of those feelings as well. There are real issues of loss and grief and, for some of us, deep pain and sadness. As I read her book, though, it did not resonate with me as I had expected.Īlthough I am a passionate supporter of inter-country adoption and have had a positive adoption experience, I also am firmly committed to the idea that adoption is bittersweet. When I first heard of it, I was thrilled at the prospect of reading about the life of someone who shared something so fundamental with me. Ten Thousand Sorrows, by Elizabeth Kim, is the memoir of a Korean adoptee. ![]()
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