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[nutmegdealer]

BAXTER, Minn. - Beechestore and Rosecarline, two Haitian teenagers in the throes of puberty, were not supposed to be adopted.

At the end of last year, American authorities denied the petition of a couple here, Marc and Teresa Stroot, to adopt the brother and sister after their biological father opposed relinquishing custody.

Reluctantly, Mr. and Mrs

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[bunnymcfoo]

This is grotesque, holy hell.

[deadlyrhythm]

“God got done in 10 days,” Mr. Stroot said, “something human beings couldn’t do in years.”

I hate that this is how the article ended.

[misters]

that is such a disgusting quote.

[deadlyrhythm]

I just can't believe he can say that when they know exactly how the adoption happened. It's not a ~miracle~ or whatever and they fucking know it.

[misters]

he's saying that God caused the earthquake so they could have their children without ~the government~ trying to interfere and just. ugh. so much rage.

[misters]

Christ. I can understand the intent behind that policy (...mostly), but holy shit did it ever backfire.

[lisaquestions]

ITA.

[astragali]

I would love to have another child, and I can't. I want another child very very much, but I still have no idea how I could live with myself knowing I'd stolen a child, basically. I understand wanting to nurture and I understand how big that hole in your heart can be, but I don't know I could honestly say I'd behaved in a loving and parental manner when I had so blatantly ignored his/her best interest.

[phaetonschariot]

Seriously. In the case of those teenagers it would almost be better to help their actual biological family keep them. Hell, go visit them sometimes even. But I couldn't take them knowing that their father didn't want them to be adopted and has no way even of really keeping in contact with them.