Back From The Brink…

I think I was having transition anxiety yesterday when I wrote that post about running away from the China program when faced with the current wait. Now that the paperchasing is over, I have to harness myself to the idea that this is no automatic thing. And what I know is that there are problems in ALL the programs. A-parents play the guessing game about ALL the countries, which is clear once you start to do even the slightest bit of research (i.e., blog-reading) into other programs.

We had looked into Guatemala, and their system is totally different than China’s in that it is run by private adoption attorneys, who work through the PGN (Attorney General’s office), so it is a non-governmental program (and thus not in compliance with the Hague Agreement). Things are really slowing down there as some of the players (UNICEF and the first lady of Guatemala) fight the current system. I’m not sure I have the stamina or the inclination to enter into yet another complex international adoption situation. Navigating the ethical waters of adopting from China is more than enough to keep me occupied.