The author writes:

"As I was working on Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections, a wonderful piece that gets to the perspective of the adopted child's experience came across my desk and became the cornerstone of the first chapter, Getting Started. The mom, Cynthia Hockman Chupp, who wrote the story down did so with the help of her son's attachment therapist, Dr. Kali Miller. When I read it for the first time, I cried. Then I handed it to my husband to read. He looked at me with tears in his eyes. "I had no idea. I wish I had understood more when she was handed to us." he said. Me too. So for all you who are new parents or soon to be parents, this is important reading. And for the rest of us, it is always good to remember another perspective . . .

A Different Perspective
Imagine for a moment . . .

You have met the person you've dreamed about all your life. He has every quality that you desire in a spouse. You plan for the wedding, enjoying every free moment with your fiancee. you love his touch, his smell, the way he looks into your eyes. For the first time in your life, you understand what is meant by "soul mate, " for this person understands you in a way that no one else does. Your heart beats in rhythm with his. Your emotions are intimately tied to his every joy, his every sorrow.

The wedding comes. It is a happy celebration, but the best part is that you are finally the wife of this wonderful man. You fall asleep that night, exhausted from the day's events, but relaxed and joyful in the knowledge that you are next to the person who loves you more than anyone in the world . . . the person who will be with you for the rest of your life. The next morning you wake up, nestled in your partner's arms. You open your eyes and immediately look for his face. But it's not him! You are in the arms of another man. You recoil in horror. Who is this man?!

Where is your beloved?

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