The Declassified Adoptee: The "Baby Veronica" Case Through the Eyes of One Adult Adoptee
Children deserve to be honored and accepted entirely. They must know that every part of who they are is important and therefore is cherished and held by all who are around them. This is a sad case with layer upon layer of injustices, policy gaps, and pure grief. When Veronica was taken from her father, a piece of the internet erupted in favor with posts proclaiming victory, “We’ve won! We’ve won!” As a family therapist I know once said, “please know that when adults within a given system fight other adults to win, it is the children who will always lose.”