"For one who waits, A moment seems like eternity"
One of my most favorite books about Chinese Adoption, was written by Karin Evans, adoptive mother of two Chinese daughters. Recently I began re-reading the book for the 3rd time. Adoptive mothers-this is a must-read and so helpful during various stages of the adoption process. This book has given me hope and made me feel normal for feeling anxiety & fear during this process. I wanted to share Karin's thought process about the initial phase of the Home study in her own words and below will include the Castagno version..honestly couldn't say it any better.
"I walked into an international adoption agency and emerged with a thick folder of forms. We sat down and pondered a number of questions Please give a brief statement of your reasons wanting to adopt a child. What is your profession? Education level? Income? If you has experience with infertility, please provide details" (Evans, 2008, pg. 16).
We filled in the basics: One Engineer, one Speech Therapist, Masteres degree (or well on my way), both over 30 (in my case 2 weeks over 30). Married 4 years in October-happy balanced marriage decribed as each others Ying/Yang, Two siblings each, happy childhood, loving parents fair discipline, Good health, covered by health insurance. Pets? One sweet Terrier Mix & a noisy Miniture Schnauzer. Hobbies? decorating, golf, traveling, photography. House? brick home in lovely neighborhood, great neighbors, multicultural area. Personality traits? Winn-outgoing & family oriented Scott-giving and kind.
Why did we want to adopt?
" We have always
wanted to adopt, and this was something we have had a passion for prior to our
marriage and agreed it was something we would pursue to grow our family. We
believe every child is a miracle and every child deserves a family to grow up
with, no matter how a child joins a family—each family is gift. We promise to provide a loving home and never
to abandon or abuse the child/children.
We promise to raise her/them with the full rights of a birth child." S & W
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