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We really romanticize adoption because we want it to be the happy ending for a child and for family. we want it to be a happy ending right away. and we need to talk about this in a different way. we need to talk about it as a process. we need to talk about learning to love our child and learning to become a family as opposed to you're instantly home and it's immediately happily ever after. and the more we talk about it, the better that's going to be for both adoptive families and for children. >> k.j., i've got to say, i just think your honesty is so powerful. thank you for sharing your story ...

Abandonment charges, we're learning. torry hansen claims she was misled about the boy's psychological problems. it is an extreme case for sure, but statistics do show that many adoptions turn out, well, far from perfect. families do not always live happily ever after, and slate magazine writer k.j. del antonio says she can relate. she actually admits she did not love the little girl she adopted from china, and i spoke with her about what she initially went through with her new family earlier tonight. kj, a lot of us were just horrified at the thought of a mother shipping her adopted 7-year-old...