Adoption Diaries: Stories of Domestic, International, and Foster Care Adoptions Adopting a child is such a powerful, emotional experience that it's hard for parents to put it into words. I wanted my book to show respect for the first mothers, and to give them the complexity that they are never given in Sweden. Adoptive parents and adoption organizations have been talking for adoptees and reducing us to very simplified beings. I wanted my son to grow up with a large family and support system. Life has been very difficult and trying between the adoption and my father