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Why are we choosing to adopt internationally? |
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I'm sure many people wonder why we are going all the way to China to adopt a baby. After all, aren't there children available for adoption in the United States? Many families who already have at least one biological child do not want to be competing with other families for the limited number of healthy babies and toddlers that are available here in the US. If you are chosen, you still have no guarantee. We have all seen the stories on the evening news where the birth mother changed her mind or the birth father shows up years after the adoption has taken place and wants his child. There is little likelihood of a biological parent returning to reclaim their child in international adoption. |
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Why did we choose China? |
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One of the first decisions on the adoption journey is to decide which country program to choose. We immediately decided not to choose a program that required more than one trip which eliminated all of the Eastern European countries. We narrowed our selection to Korea, China and Guatemala. Each program has its pros and cons. We were leaning toward Korea until we found that the waiting time for a referral had recently doubled. If we chose this program, we would likely not travel until late fall 2006. China has been open for international adoption since 1992 and it is one of the most stable programs. We want to adopt a girl and China is the only program that has more girls available than boys, primarily due to its one child policy. In China, it is expected that girls will marry and go live with their husbands. When their husbands' parents grow elderly, the daughter-in-law takes care of them. If a family does not have any sons, there may be no one to take care of them in their elder years. The expected wait for a girl from China from the time our dossier gets to China to "gotcha day" is about 8 months. We are hoping our little girl will be home in time for Christmas. |
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