October 09, 2005
Silence in Ukraine
So many families are trying to figure out what is going to happen in Ukraine. They have submitted documents, or they were just about to when the National Adoption Center temporarily suspended accepting dossiers from Americans. But trying to find any updates, any real facts, has been very difficult. People are hearing all kinds of things, but no one seems to really know what is going to happen next, and when. There are no news stories, no updates on the US Embassy Web site, nothing.
There's a family that has been in Ukraine for at least 10 weeks already, trying to get through the confused court system so they can take their new little daughter home. That beats our 7 weeks total (in two trips)!
Meanwhile, while this chaos is going on in her former homeland, our daughter, Tara, has been fitting right in with our family. She snuggles up with us on the couch to watch TV, she insists on hugs from her "daddy" and brother every night before she lets me tuck her in, and she wants to be involved in just about every conversation. Yesterday, she bugged me for hours to go visit Grandma. Who thought she was shy??
Posted to Adoption News
I am so glad you got Tara before all this stuff! Man, talk about the nick of time!
Acccck! Can this system be MORE frustrating???
tara looks so beautiful in this princess outfit. She will understnd when the time comes.
She will know what trick or treat means if told about the goodies
Oh my. That is horrid horrid for the waiting parents to be. horrid. That is one of my fears of international adoption. Ever-changing rules. I so hope that they go forward quickly with the cases in Ukraine now, but what about the people who have put together dossiers and can't send them, and the people who have taken one trip already and are waiting to go back? What horrors! Thank god Tara is already home.
Posted by: cluttergirl at October 13, 2005 04:03 AMMy heart goes out to the folks who are stuck in the middle of the old and new. Hopefully they will find the patience and peace of mind to continue on and stay with it.
Posted by: karen wiz at October 13, 2005 09:47 PM