"The idea for Market Value is derived from a news segment I was watching one evening about a same sex couple who were having difficulties adopting a child due to their sexual orientation. I don’t know if it was conveyed as lucidly, but it was safe to assume considering that the couple met all other adoption requirements. Unfortunately, this wasn't my first time hearing a story such as this. However, this particular segment caused me to consider how extremely arduous the adoption process must be for this couple. I mean, beyond the normal requirements for legal adoption, they were clearly being challenged in their efforts to provide love and refuge to a child who had been neglected, which made absolutely no sense to me. Being a father of two, my first thought was, “what about the child?” Who’s considering what’s best for the child? So, I decided to write a story, not completely like the situation from the news segment, but one that would cause people to ask: what is most important when it comes to seeing that a child is well taken care of? And what price are you willing to pay to ensure their well-being?"