Kiddo?

I met them today morning when they had come to start the formalities for adoption of a kid. I am not convinced that they are suitable enough to handle the complexities of adopting a kid. I felt they are more interested in a lovely looking kid rather than anything else. People should have the maturity to handle physical deficiencies and emotional challenges associated.

It is a new beginning and like all new beginnings, we have to let go of things in the past. The parents should forget that they are facing some situation without a kid. They should be convinced that the newcomer in their home is a harbinger of joy and happiness and things which were not as good as of now are all going to change.

A kid does not know much when being adopted. But still (s)he is very much aware of things going around and knows that there have been times when (s)he was a lot loved and times when (s)he was totally considered a burden on the society.

They do understand that they are getting newer parents. They know the meaning of the word 'new' being associated with everything that changes. Adopting parents often assume that the kid is ignorant. They should not do so.

The condition of these kids is much better than those who are left to defend for themselves. Those who end up doing odd jobs in order to survive. And those who have nobody to turn to when they are abused.

When they see this love being given to them without asking, they initially feel afraid. All bad things in life started in a good way. Someone gave them a chocolate before making them work and then shouting at them in a language that you won't use for your own kids. Someone gave them an embrace before fingering around with them. These are so traumatic to the kids, particularly when the kid does not know how to express the actual feelings, leaving apart whom to express with.

Life is beautiful.