Birthmother 1
The Real Mommy War
“The Brightest Light . . .” Letter from Laura Farruggio
about the Ethiopian birth mother of her adopted son, Max:
In 2004 an Ethiopian teenage girl named Etenesh Ermias traveled from her neighborhood in Kalsho to Addis Ababa to find work. While there she became pregnant and returned home. In September 2005 a baby boy was born. His given name translates to mean“the brightest light at the break of day.” Unable to care for and feed her child, he
