On January 2006, Magaly and Marisol arrived at La casa de misericordia. I remember them being so close to each other and seeing how marisol a 4 year old girl looked up to her sister magaly a 9 year old girl at the time. Magaly and Marisol got attached to an American family from Georgia who were thinking about adopting the sisters. The american family would come and visit them three to four times a week. They all seemed like a happy family. They continued the adoption process for about a year and a half. It wasn't until the last day of the adoption process when Magaly was informed that she was not getting adopted. This was one of the hardest situation i've ever witnessed happen to anyone. I watched as the two sisters were forcefully being separated from each other as they screamed and cried to not let go. This is only one out of many stories of siblings being separated through the process of adoption. Therefore I believe there should be a policy against siblings being separated.
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A brother or sister may be the only person who understands and shares their experiences and can help them make sense of their new lives." For this and many other reasons I believe there's a need for a policy to prevent siblings from being separated. This policy will minimize the emotional disturbance. The friend I mention earlier, magaly suffer from the psychological stress. Not only did I witness her last moments with her sister but as well as but also they way she isolated herself herself from others. This traumatic event also affected her future. She feels that she can't trust anyone to watch over her kids. She's afraid to leave them alone for more than ten minutes. Her biggest fear is getting her children taken away from her just like her little sister was taken at an early
A brother or sister may be the only person who understands and shares their experiences and can help them make sense of their new lives." For this and many other reasons I believe there's a need for a policy to prevent siblings from being separated. This policy will minimize the emotional disturbance. The friend I mention earlier, magaly suffer from the psychological stress. Not only did I witness her last moments with her sister but as well as but also they way she isolated herself herself from others. This traumatic event also affected her future. She feels that she can't trust anyone to watch over her kids. She's afraid to leave them alone for more than ten minutes. Her biggest fear is getting her children taken away from her just like her little sister was taken at an early