...to look after them?
I heard this yesterday from the Russian American Paralympian woman who won silver and invited her biological mother to witness her receiving the award. It was such a sweet moment - she said her mother had given her up for adoption because she could not afford to keep her, which allowed her to be adopted by a North American family. She praised her mother for making such a momentous decision rather than (her choice of word) "selfishly" keeping her like some people would.
I found this astonishing - horrifying, actually. I mean, kudos ad infinitum to any parent who could bear to part with their beloved child under such circumstances. That takes extraordinary power, I think. But does that mean people who don't do this are just being selfish? Surely selfishness shouldn't come into the matter - it's rock and a hard place territory, not a question of morality.
Maybe she was overwhelmed by the press attention and not thinking clearly, but if she genuinely thinks that, I'd be appalled.
What does anyone else think?
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