Its Sunday, and I am sitting in my home office, working. I shouldn't be, but I am. This is one thing in my life that will change when the little guy comes home. It has to, and I will be sure that it does. But as I give them my time on a Sunday afternoon, I have a whole lotta venting to do about the company that I work for, and their very disappointing adoption policy; however, there are bigger things going on in the world today, so I will save my rants for another day.
I have found that the Yahoo groups are a blessing, and a curse. I LOVE being able to connect with other families. They bring a tremendous amount of support, and are always available to answer any questions that I may have, in particular, the group affiliated with our agency. That is the good news. The more difficult part, is that on some of the other Ethiopian adoption groups, there is a lot of sorrow. It makes me nervous, and gets me thinking. This weekend, a woman "lost" her referral. Her son died in the custody of her agency. We were warned that this does happen, but how can you ever prepare for it. I can't even imagine. Another woman suggested that families don't get attached to photos and updates of their soon to be children. What? How can we not? This is definitely the side of international adoption that nobody could ever prepare you for. A perfect example: there are ~250 American families with pending adoptions in Haiti. 250 families waiting to bring their children home. An earthquake destroys Haiti, and for many families, the dreams of completing their adoptions may never happen, or, it may take additional years before the paperwork can be completed. I am sure that natural disasters are not always on the top of any adoptive parent's mind, and now, it has literally gripped the world. There is a petition that I would urge everyone to sign, issuing Visas to the children who's adoptions were already in progress. Ugh. My heart bleeds for Haiti, their people, and the families that are waiting to bring their children home to the U.S.
"US Should Issue Visas to Bring Already-Adopted Children out of Haiti Now!"
http://www.ipetitio%20ns.com/petition/%20visasforadoptedh%20aitianchildren/
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Ugh, so sad. I worry about this too. But how can you not get attached to the little one in the photo? It is a similar situation when you have a miscarriage. We really never know what is going to happen. I feel sick for those with children in Haiti. I am hoping and praying that those that already have been matched and finished paperwork are able to get visas to come home to their families.
ReplyDeleteI really know what you mean about the Yahoo groups. I'm on the group where these things have recently been posted, and I get tired of having to wade through the non-helpful stuff to get to the good stuff. But there is good information there, that's for sure. I am heartbroken for the family who lost their baby. And I was highly irritated at the post about not getting attached. Seriously?! And the stuff in Haiti... sigh.
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