Society & Culture
Adoption is not charity, and it should never be treated as a second choice. In this honest conversation, Preeta Sukhantar shares why adoption is another path to motherhood and why every child deserves to grow up knowing their complete origin story.
She speaks openly about experiencing four ectopic pregnancies, the emotional trauma of navigating an insensitive healthcare system and the social conditioning that often makes women feel their worth is tied to biological motherhood. She also reflects on the decision to adopt her daughter, Ayesha, and why that choice was always part of how she imagined building a family.
The episode offers a deeply personal look at adoption and parenting, including:
Why adoption should be normalised alongside pregnancy and IVF
What the adoption process can look like for prospective parents
Why meeting and bringing an adopted child home should be documented
How to tell a child they are adopted without fear or secrecy
Why a child’s homecoming story should become part of their identity
How adults, more than children, often reinforce adoption stigma
Why giving birth and being a parent are not the same thing
How adoptive parents can respond to insensitive questions and comments
The realities of co-parenting while building a business
Why women must claim greater agency over motherhood and life choices
Preeta also challenges the language often used around adoption. She explains why adopted children are not “lucky” to have been saved and why parenting is ultimately defined by love, presence, responsibility and the daily work of raising a child.
This is a powerful conversation about adoption in India, motherhood, identity, family and the courage to reject social expectations.
Watch till the end for an honest perspective on what truly makes someone a parent.