Why Adoption Awareness Matters to Me (and to You!)--by Kaela Enderle
“Where did he come from? Why couldn’t his real mom take care of him? So she just didn’t want him?” These are the questions of a grade-school aged girl I had a conversation with in my car a couple of months ago. This was certainly not the first time someone has randomly asked me questions that catch me off-guard. Young kids tend to ask questions more “bluntly,” and that’s to be expected—though I think you’d probably be shocked by some of the equally blunt questions I’ve received from complete-stranger adults in the middle of the store. I have mixed feelings when it comes to adoption questions. When friends & family ask questions, I welcome it! I love that they care enough about our family and our son that they want to grow their awareness about adoption. When random strangers ask questions, I don’t always know how to respond because it’s difficult to determine why they want to know. Where is the line drawn between 1) Genuine interest & wanting to l...