Adoption is a good option

by Rachael Crovo

Ashley Gardiner, now 14 was adopted at the age of nine months. Ashley was adopted in Paraguay by Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, of Pembroke Ma.
Ashley’s biological parents kept her for a few months but just could not handle having a child, they then put her in an adoption facility in Paraguay.
Ashley got adopted because Ashley’s mom had and still has health issues that prevent her from having children. If Mrs. Gardiner had gotten pregnant it would be a huge risk to her life and the child’s life. Also Ashley’s parents wanted more than one child.
The adoption was made official on July 4, 1993, and that was the day Ashley became truly a part of the Gardiner family.
Now, Ashley and her sister, get along like normal siblings, they have their fights, but they can be very close.
“One day when I was twelve, I was watching television, the Maury show or whatever it was called, and it was about finding adopted people biological mother’s and father’s. Every person that was on the show ended up getting reunited with their biological family members. After I saw that show, I couldn’t help but not to think that I could maybe find my biological parents. The idea of finding my real parents still weighs on my mind today, and I’m not sure what I would do if I ever had the chance to meet my biological parents. So many questions come to mind, when I imagine that I am meeting them for the first time. One specific question that comes to mind is , what would our relationship be after I met them, would we keep in touch or would we go our separate ways?” said Ashley Gardiner.