Today's example of comes from an article out of India describing American and British couples complaining about having to wait "several MONTHS" to adopt!~ Yes, you read right...months, not years, and they are complaining.
the average wait is just TWO MONTHS! Now last I calculated that's a helluva lot shorter wait than it takes to have a baby the natural way!
Also.. there are people who have waited YEARS to adopt internationally.
We used to joke about Baby's Are Us - before the chain of stores actually opened. but now I am thinking what is "needed" (read wanted) by these folks is McBabies! With a DRIVE THROUGH window.
You pull up to the microphone and put in your order: One Female, please. Hold the illnesses and no need to supersize. One bottle of formula and extra diapers please.
Then at the first window you hand over your CASH ONLY payment. And voila!
At the next window, your baby is handed to you!
SERIOUSLY - What is wrong with these people and this whole picture? Is there no understanding for the fact that it takes time to ENSURE that the child has not been kidnapped, or her parents deceived in any way? Or is the rush to get it all done before any background checks can all come back? Just GRAB N' GO!
But to be fair, all the blame is NOT on the part of the consumers. From the article cited above;
State adoption agencies claim that Sara officials ask for unnecessary documents which leads to delays. “They want to know how many Indian parents a child has been shown to before putting him/her up for international adoption and rejection slips ascertain that,” said the head of a Pune-based adoption agency.
1 comment:
I adopted internationally twice (older children) and not from India. Accepting this article on its face value, it is EXTREMELY DISTURBING to think that an iternational adoption could be completed in a matter of two months! As someone who has been there, two months is GROSSLY insufficient to effectively demonstrate that any real criteria designed to support the best interest of the CHILD have been met. Adoption should be limited to cases of true necessity with thoughtful, enforceable domestic and international regulation!
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