http://christian.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/getting-started-with-adoption-part-17 Adoption from a Christian perspective - Topics include: religion, faith, prayer, and Christian adoptive parenting. Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:09:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://christian.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/getting-started-with-adoption-part-17/comment-page-1#comment-6 kim Thu, 02 Mar 2006 19:57:23 +0000 http://christian-ad.www.adoptionblogs.com/2006/03/01/getting-started-with-adoption-part-17#comment-6 The baby's mother was married? And he was in the army so he had a job? What are preliminary papers? Does that mean you can have the baby even if she changes her mind after the birth? Is that what they are? Both you and the adoption agency worker called her home and she didn't call back but you kept calling her? Would you do things differently the next time like give the mother space to decide and if you feel hesitation on her part then step back even more? It all sounds so coercive. I'm not American so all these things sound so predatory whereas for Americans I guess they are normal. A lot of things that are standard practise in America would be illegal in my country. The baby’s mother was married? And he was in the army so he had a job? What are preliminary papers? Does that mean you can have the baby even if she changes her mind after the birth? Is that what they are? Both you and the adoption agency worker called her home and she didn’t call back but you kept calling her?
Would you do things differently the next time like give the mother space to decide and if you feel hesitation on her part then step back even more?
It all sounds so coercive. I’m not American so all these things sound so predatory whereas for Americans I guess they are normal.
A lot of things that are standard practise in America would be illegal in my country.

]]> http://christian.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/getting-started-with-adoption-part-17/comment-page-1#comment-5 Michelle Vandepas Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:23:01 +0000 http://christian-ad.www.adoptionblogs.com/2006/03/01/getting-started-with-adoption-part-17#comment-5 I've been reading all your posts and my heart breaks anew each time. I can't wait for next installment, but I also hope there will be a 'happy ending'.....<br /> I’ve been reading all your posts and my heart breaks anew each time. I can’t wait for next installment, but I also hope there will be a ‘happy ending’…..

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