best adoption agency to use in dc for international, specifically Korea, adoption?
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Anonymous
| Foster care adoption is not for everyone. If you think it is easy or fast - think again. I know people who are fostering. They have adopted one child that way. They have also fostered children they would have liked to adopt but the children were re-united with birth parents. Some of the children have a lot of issues so if you go this route - you should have a lot of resources (therapy, etc) available. It would be best if one parent can stay home so you can shuttle the kids around to therapy and to visits with birth parents that are not scheduled to fit the foster parent's schedule. Like I said its not for everyone and people shouldn't be judged if this is not the choice they make. |
Anonymous
Actually, yes... and your point? |
Anonymous
good for you. now let everyone else make their own choices too. |
Anonymous
While I'm not sure any reason will ever be acceptable to you, I'll give this a shot. I'm a parent to a child adopted from Korea and we chose international adoption for several reasons. 1. The children in Korea have already been relinquished for adoption and are free and clear to be placed. Unlike non-foster adoptions here, there is no expectant mother you have to sell yourself to as a prospective adoptive parent. The agency makes the match instead. Some people might not like this and would prefer the expectant mom to have the say so. But there is no waiting on the expectant mom to give birth and potentially change her mind. I believe all women should have the right to decide whether they will parent their child, but I don't want to be involved with that until after a decision for adoption has been made. 2. I used to be a child protective services worker and am familiar with the foster care system. As others have pointed out, most children in FC are NOT available for adoption- reunification is the first goal and barring that, long term relative placement and family adoptions are next. 3. I was also adopted from Korea. Most people drop their "adopt from America first" commentary when they learn that I am an adult adoptee and have a sibling also adopted from Korea. We are well-equipped to handle a Korean adoption from personal experience. |
Anonymous
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We used Dillon. Fabulous experience start to finish. (You do not have to be Christian. )
We adopted through their India program. |