Question for the group. Has anyone here adopted a child before. If so. How was the process, cost, is there any support u get after.
Just curious because i see many liberals attacking adoption and feel its a good time to analyze and fix this process and it starts with being aware of how it currently fuctions.
We tried from 2008 to 2014. You have to meet physicians, shrinks, social workers, and then there are obligatory courses… in Switzerland you have to choose a country from where you are rescuing a kid. We chose Vietnam and it took them 3 years to admit we had no chance to get a toddler within the next 3 years, so we switched to Thailand but it was as slow. My health began to deteriorate (autoimmune problems and chronic fatigue) and we ended the project after 5 years because we had to reissue our authorizations again (shrink, etc.) and it already costed us a lot.🥺
This is great testimony to the corruption of the system. Wow 5 years plus u paid money and still nothing. If you dont mind sharing, would u tell us about how much u invested to just get told no.
I am truly sorry that the evils of the world kept u from adopting. From your post and comments here I can tell u have a big heart and would raise a child with love.
We spent around 3 to 5K (Swiss Francs). They even demanded we get some documents professionally translated (100,- / page).
When I see all I learnt during the lock down: finding my inner peace, beginning piano, recording metal songs, learning 3D printing and modular synthesis, Droning around in the hills, growing yeast and using it to cook bread… I guess I’d have sensational family activities during the rainy days.
But then, I grew fonder and fonder my surrogate family: TGAW.🙏🏻
Awe we are glad u are here with us. We are very fond of u as well. We all got an adopted family here on GAW.
I know God has a plan in all this fren. Sorry the system shot u down. 3-5 wow that's crazy. All to just be told no. We definitely need to re do the whole system in place.
Is there anything you noticed that you thibk should be done away with or done differently. Obviously we gotta vet people. So how do we balance it
First, you should not be obliged to focus on a single country. Any country should do and there should be a efficient network of agencies to help place the kids and ensure they are well. Also, every test should be performed twice by different specialists to ensure there’s no bias. A couple we knew were also being delayed because they had tats. The guy was in the Swiss army and had a really nice culture and sensibility, for God’s sake!