Russian 7-year old boy was sent back to Russia alone

well, she deserves the statement: i wonder how the kid/s of this woman would turn out to be in the future...

That's a really good question. She even wanted to try and adopt a second child from the same country even before the first son came. How reckless is that? Does she think that she's getting a doll? I was really outraged by her actions. There should be some law banning her from adopting or having kids in the future. Are you referring to the Georgian boy that she returned? I hope the best for the child. I think the government is doing everything to figure out if she was traumatized. Hopefully, this will mean that they will help him through it.

Hello Ritchelle. I'm not sure if she adopted because she is biologically unable to bear one. I heard it mention that she has kids. I am not sure though because I was in the gym on a treadmill when I heard the story on CNN. It just tugged my heart and I was wondering if I was the only one who felt for the little boy. He looked so lost and ready to cry. I do agree that she deserves to be prosecuted. Isn't that abandonment?

It was mentioned in the news that three months prior to the adoption, the suppose to be mother flew to Russia and spent time with the 7-year old. Thus, the Russian orphanage allowed the adoption. The letter was not really specific, just that the child was violent. The child was interviewed and the way I understood it, the child was the one who was hit. Regardless of the violence, I was just surprised that it took her all of one day to decide. Of course, I do not know what really happened. But to throw the kid in a plane with just a letter? Seems a bit harsh to me. I have to agree with you. There should be some level of protection for both parties. I think there is some kind of effort on that part, I am just not sure how much. Realistically speaking, these kids are in an orphanage and I think at the very least, these children are traumatized (loss of parents will do that). So I do not understand how someone who knowingly adopts from an orphanage can expect a smooth sailing relationship on the day of their arrival stateside. For sure, there were will a lot of adjustments on both parties, but the adults should be the more patient one.

And adopting a seven year old would mean that there is a lot of adjustments that needs to be done because at that age personality of the person is usually developed already and if there is history of violence early on there is a big possibility that he will carry that through adulthood, unless it is genetically imprinted in him to be so. For me, the ideal age of a child to be adopted is on his toddler or in his infancy. By then you can still mold the child to the person that you want him to be. I think there is something wrong with the mother to be and the adoption agency that handled the case.

Yes, at seven-years old you have a sense of self, and your memory is already formed. Certainly there would be enough childhood history to investigate whether the child will have a problem, and if she really wanted to adopt this cute child, then she should have made the appropriate preparation. She might have been a little reckless because I just watched the news and the reported that she even tried to adopt another child from the Republic of Georgia. The adoption agency told her that it was not a good idea and should just concentrate on the first one. Do you think she followed the advice? No, she went and looked for another adoption agency.

I agree. I wonder how she was able to get the airline to allow the child to travel alone, clutching a letter addressed to no one in particular. I thought that there would be all kinds of paperwork for this to happen. The kid just arrived in the US, stayed a day, and then returned home alone.

I think the mother took the child to the airport, purchased a ticket for him, and then let him ride back alone. I suppose she was entrusted to the airline, but I wonder why the airline accepted the responsibility. What if no one claimed the child at the Republic of Georgia?

That's true. I think it was unrealistic for her to expect a smooth transition. There were pictures of her and the boy playing at the orphanage, perhaps she thought it would be like that when the child goes to the USA? I don't know what she was thinking, but like you, I hope all goes well for the child.

Was that the reason that she gave, that the boy tried to burn her house? You're right you know, she should have some shred of decency and returned the boy to where he came from. He's not a lost and found. If she feels that was the right decision for her, I wonder why she has been hiding out from the public.

yeah, according to her the boy draw something that depicts that he's goin to burn their house.

I saw in the news that the Georgian authorities were trying to determine if the boy was traumatized. I hope that the government will do everything to help this boy. I heard he was being returned to the same orphanage which housed him and where the American lady spent time with him getting to know him. There was a picture of them together when they were playing and the child looked so happy having someone. And then the camera zoomed to the present showing him looking as if he was about to cry. Yes, maybe the child threw a tantrum probably because he was scared. i don't think he even speaks English. I agree with you that an potential adoptee should only be taken to the US after the potential parents are sure that they want the child. I do think though that the US has a lot of safeguards already in place. It took months before the adoption came through in this case. I have heard that in some cases it takes years before the process is complete. Angelina Jolie is a shining example of cross-cultural adoption which has gone well.

You said it. What if nobody read the letter seeing as it was addressed to no one in particular? Poor boy, all alone and clutching the letter like a lifeline.

The news said the process took months and so you're right, she had enough time to think about what she was about to do. I caught the interview of the lawyer of the American woman, and she was telling the media that her client had no comment until charges are filed. The child came from an orphanage in Georgia. That's why I felt so sad for the boy because his world was crushed in just a matter of two days. He was returned to his country where he had no more relatives. Doesn't that just break your heart. I suppose unlike here in our country, a relative will step forward to claim an orphan.