{"id":8942,"date":"2022-01-24T00:30:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T06:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liftoffnews.com\/?p=8942"},"modified":"2022-01-24T00:30:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T06:30:53","slug":"the-right-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liftoffnews.com\/?p=8942","title":{"rendered":"The Right Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every life is unique. Every person has a different story. Whether facing challenges together or alone, standing tall and stating your ground is proof of determination. Maxx Rathman is no exception.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After having the adoption planned, Rathman was adopted two days after his birth. \u201cMy mother was already planning to put me up for adoption. [She] put me up for adoption because she wanted me to have a better life,\u201d said Rathman, \u201cbecause otherwise she was going to be a single mom and I probably would\u2019ve been at a daycare for most of my childhood and she would have a hard time supporting me. So I guess I was adopted at two days old. I do not put my mother at fault for [my] adoption.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Going through the adoption process can be troubling, and can lead to confusion and problems, all of which, can be resolved with determination and readiness. Rathman said that difficulties that he\u2019s faced included inappropriate personal questions which Rathman brushes off. \u201cThose people don\u2019t have business of knowing who I am, and it really doesn\u2019t matter what they think.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy [adoptive] mother has talked a lot of how she\u2019s kept in touch with my birth mother, and they write letters to each other. And she\u2019s even said how through the program that I\u2019ve been adopted through, that I could be able to meet her once I turn 18,\u201d said Rathman. \u201cI guess it\u2019s a unique story. Essentially since I was adopted [at] two days instead of being put in an orphanage, and then adopted later in life. And also, since my [adopted] parents and I are different races. It\u2019s also something that most adoptions don\u2019t have,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

People want to \u2018give back’ after being given a chance or an opportunity. \u201cIf I ever were to have a kid, I would probably adopt,\u201d said Rathman. \u201cEven if your child isn\u2019t your biological child, I still think that it\u2019s your child. Even if he went through the adoptive process, I feel like you could give an adoptive kid a chance at a family, and at a good life.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And not only adopting, but also fostering can bring a newfound sense of joy. \u201cIt\u2019s very satisfying,\u201d said Mrs. Jennifer Wilcox who has helped several children in the past be adopted. \u201cIt\u2019s very thrilling to watch a child be adopted. To be able to go to a courthouse and watch a child be adopted and get new parents is a very emotional experience. These parents are going to give these children opportunities that they might not have had in their previous homes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Although faced with adversity, there is not a shortage of advice. \u201cDon\u2019t let the fact that you\u2019re adopted mean that you\u2019re a lesser person,\u201d said Rathman. \u201cYou\u2019re still a great person. Even if you\u2019re put up for adoption doesn\u2019t mean that has anything due to you. And I\u2019m sure that your birth parents probably had their reasons. You don\u2019t really need to dwell on that. You should look where you are now. You might be in a different family than your birth family, but that doesn\u2019t mean that you can\u2019t form a family out of that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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