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I've seen a lot of angry letters lately in response to some of the personal stories that Salon has chosen to publish. I've privately agreed with some of those complaints. But I trusted that it would only be a matter of time before Salon found its footing again and began to showcase sensitive, incisive, and fascinating first-person accounts. I think Salon hit the jackpot with Ms. Friedman.
Dawn Friedman's story touched me very deeply. As a woman in my late thirties who has never had children, I am acutely interested in adoption stories. I know that if I do decide to have children at my relatively advanced age, I may have to go through some sort of adoption process.
Friedman's narrative was compelling and gentle, and I was moved by her openness about the strange and conflicting emotions she felt toward her child's birth mother. How courageous she is to allow her little girl to grow up in contact with not only her birth mother but her entire birth family! So many people would never be able to get beyond a great (and understandable) torrent of jealousy to include birth families in the upbringing of their adoptive children. Madison will be loved on more levels than the average child could ever dream of. It's a wonderful testament to the fact that true love never divides - it multiplies.
