Adoptive Motherhood: A Critical Perspective

<p>The journey of adoptive mothering is<br>under the constant scanner of social<br>mores of mothering and often gets<br>intertwined with the complex triad of the<br>birth mother, the adoptive mother, and<br>the child. The narratives featuring the<br>experiences of adoptive mothering often<br>explore the nuanced, layered, and<br>complicated edges of mothering<br>capabilities and highlight the tensions<br>generated in/through the expectations of<br>adoptive/birth mothering. This research<br>paper follows the theoretical trajectory of<br>adoptive and birth mothering with its<br>attendant notions of desirability and<br>authenticity to comply with the<br>impression of real motherhood.</p>