Chinese Adoption Update…

photo courtesy of KlinischUndicht

Some not-so-good news from La Vida International, our adoption agency: Because of the international ruckus caused by the impending Summer Olympic Games, China is continually slowing the international adoption process for all countries, including the United States. This basically means that we are looking at Spring 2009 now as our travel date to pick up little miss future Ming Mei…

It’s truly a blessing that we are not attached to this outcome the way some families are, or we’d be going mad by now. The attrition rate stands at about one fourth, with roughly 25% 0f families who started the process when we did dropping out of the program as of this month. We’re going to remain patient, and focus on the new Brainclaw release, our photography and martial arts, as well as completing our journey to become debt-free.

Here are some thoughts as we approach the two-year mark for our adoption process…

Things NOT to say to parents who are adopting a Chinese baby:

“Hey, how much is she going to cost you?”
“Why don’t you have a REAL baby?”
“Why don’t you have YOUR OWN baby?”
“Why are you giving all that money to the gooks?* Make your own baby!”
“What’s the matter with you guys? Slow swimmers?”
“You are wasting your money. Make your own baby.”
“You are wasting your time. You coulda pushed out at least three puppies of your own by now!”
“How much is she setting you back?”
“Geez, there’s enough of ‘em, fer chrissake. They should just GIVE you one!”
“Just fly over and TAKE one when nobody’s lookin’. The mom will just have another one.”
“Those freakin’ chinks* are such animals. Look what they do to their little girls…”
“Oh, you’re pronouncing ‘Ming Mei’ completely wrong, and it’s not a flattering name.”
“Why don’t you give her a nice AMERICAN name, like Sally or Savannah or something NORMAL.”
“You’re gonna get a big TAX BREAK when you get her. Like THAT’S fair…”
“Hey, whydoncha get ANGELINA JOLIE to go over and grab one for ya?”
“I wouldn’t give them filthy commies* shit. They killed our boys in the Big One.”
“Ah, you’re in GOOD shape now. That earthquake probably made a BUNCHA orphans for you.”

And the NUMBER ONE ignorant question…

“Whydja pick a GIRL? Don’t they have any BOYS?”

*(please forgive the racial slurs. These are actual quotes from ‘Friends’ and ‘Family’)

The amount of grief and negative comments we continue to receive from strangers and so-called friends and family members will be massively offset by the amount of love we will be showering on this little one when we finally get to be her mommy and daddy. We’re looking forward to introducing her to all of you.

Just wait until you see the little gothgirl clothes and baby Doc Martins!

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~ by davidgiuffre on May 28, 2008.