After thousands of families are torn apart in Haiti, "rich" countries are in this hurried mess to go and snatch up their missing children. People are walking into schools and nurseries, gathering them up, and shuffling them around like paperwork.
With a history of trafficing, adoption agencies waited until the first couple of hundred children were shipped out to their fair skinned parents to raise that question. Where are the children going? And how will they be cared for after they're gone. I was glad to read an article by a Scottish reporter showing concern for the potential mental trauma inflicted on the children after the devastating earthquake and now being rushed into a new culture. We can passify them with "french language" requirements for parents, but is that really enough? Will they be reminded of their heritage, rich of self devoted and motivated ancestors that freed themselves from bondage? Will they be reminded of their comforting fried malanga or tomato stewed chicken with their Denver, Colorado, families?
What about the mothers and fathers searching through rubble still, waiting for "the government" to reunite them with their babies and provide them help? There's evidence, because of a rushed response, of a "messy" adoption proceedure. When we are still finding missing people and identifying the injured, who's to say Julianne and Roberto of France have rights to their new child? It's like the rich are collecting charity cases to say they helped in the best way. If you ask me, nobody asked the children. I think they know better than many of us. They aren't thinking about money, paper work, government, or policies. I personally wouldn't be surprised that in 10 years, we are reminded of this tragedy through the relization of a young haitian adult taken away from their family in the mist of chaos.
To all the broken families and orphaned children today, our hearts and our prayers are for you.
Sincerely, Mel. O. D.
With a history of trafficing, adoption agencies waited until the first couple of hundred children were shipped out to their fair skinned parents to raise that question. Where are the children going? And how will they be cared for after they're gone. I was glad to read an article by a Scottish reporter showing concern for the potential mental trauma inflicted on the children after the devastating earthquake and now being rushed into a new culture. We can passify them with "french language" requirements for parents, but is that really enough? Will they be reminded of their heritage, rich of self devoted and motivated ancestors that freed themselves from bondage? Will they be reminded of their comforting fried malanga or tomato stewed chicken with their Denver, Colorado, families?
What about the mothers and fathers searching through rubble still, waiting for "the government" to reunite them with their babies and provide them help? There's evidence, because of a rushed response, of a "messy" adoption proceedure. When we are still finding missing people and identifying the injured, who's to say Julianne and Roberto of France have rights to their new child? It's like the rich are collecting charity cases to say they helped in the best way. If you ask me, nobody asked the children. I think they know better than many of us. They aren't thinking about money, paper work, government, or policies. I personally wouldn't be surprised that in 10 years, we are reminded of this tragedy through the relization of a young haitian adult taken away from their family in the mist of chaos.
To all the broken families and orphaned children today, our hearts and our prayers are for you.
Sincerely, Mel. O. D.