While I Was in the Hospital, My Parents Told My 6-Year-Old Adopted Daughter She Was Being Sent Back to the Orphanage—They Never Expected What Happened Next

passed.

Lily began seeing a child psychologist named Dr. Meredith Cole, who specialized in adoption-related trauma.

During the first few sessions, Lily barely spoke.

Instead, she drew pictures of houses.

Houses with locked entrances.

Houses with small girls standing outside.

Houses with empty rooms labeled “baby.”

Gradually, the drawings began to change.

One continue reading …