Twenty Families Rejected My Daughter Because of Her Diagnosis—Then I Signed the Adoption Papers in Under Four Minutes

taking care of the woman who was supposed to take care of her.

Her father had walked out when she was eight.

I remembered Rachel telling me about it once.

“He packed his bags and left,” she said. “He decided none of us were worth staying for.”

I asked Nora about Maisie’s father.

“The records indicate he was identified, but he did not pursue custody. I can’t continue reading …