When the Eight-Year-Old Boy We Were Adopting Came Home With Everything He Owned in a Black Bag—Then My Missing Brother’s Watch Fell Onto His Bed

Therapy helped.

Mine.

Not only his.

Dr. Lena Patel asked:

“What happens if Oliver grows up unlike David in every meaningful way?”

“I still love him.”

“Good.”

“What happens if he wants contact with people David knew and you dislike?”