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...LETTER FROM A FUTURE BRIDE...
Each week we receive about 1,400 letters to the editor from readers eager to share their opinions on the events, people and trends that affect our world. Some letter writers are happy with our coverage, and some aren't. Here are the cover stories that generated the most mail...
...open letter that appeared in the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf on Dec. 13, Poeteray explained that Jade was diagnosed with emotional problems when the family moved to Hong Kong, including a "severe form of fear of emotional attachment." Adopted children are sometimes diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder, which manifests as a debilitating inability to form normal emotional bonds. According to Rene Hoksbergen, an adoption specialist at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, even very young children can be affected by the disorder when their needs are disregarded or they are shuffled among caregivers. Poeteray claimed that, despite intensive family therapy, Jade...
...impossible to know the details of what happened in the diplomat's household. In his letter to De Telegraaf, Poeteray appealed for sympathy and privacy, saying that, despite what has been written in the media, "We are Jade's parents and we feel responsible for her well-being." Sympathy hasn't been forthcoming in the Netherlands, though; the paper accused the family of discarding the child like "a piece of household rubbish...
...There are some dark forces at play here," defense counsel Fabbrith Gomez told TIME, adding that his client is now being detained illegally - an opinion shared by appellate judge Roberto Rodriguez. The U.S. Embassy has weighed in with a letter asking the authorities to "implement a decision as quickly as possible" and assure for Volz's well-being and security while under state custody...