I think we made it. (I600A deadline). Overnight delivery was confirmed on Monday morning. Check for the application with fingerprinting fee cleared the bank, so I guess the app. is in the system!
Meanwhile, I was looking at a sight that lists adopting from China blogs, some are Waiting for Referral, others are Waiting for TA, some are In China Now, others are Home with Child.
Most of them are titled something like Red Thread something-or-other, or Journey to (Insert Name), or (Insert Family surname) Adoption. I still bristle at the ones which are decidedly offensive to Asians or Chinese. Like 4kids and a China Girl. Or Fortune Cookie Fantasies. Or Journey to Our Slit-eyed Sub-servient girl. Or Dim Sum and Potatoes. Rickshaws and Ricebowls. Eggrolls and (insert word). Chopsticks Are Fun.
Slightly different than Red Thread Jounrey, or Our Wait for Mei-mei. Or Waiting for Meili. (which are totally OK with me) How so? It’s the Objectification of a culture or of a child. Would I title my blog, Adoption and BBQ Chicken, or Journey to a Bigot Baby, or Child-laborer Makes 3, or Absolut Baby? No Way.
I know, it’s difficult to come up with a unique and ‘catchy’ name for your blog. And the Paerchase and Wait are emotionally tough, so you get into some wacky moods when ‘relieving stress via blogging.’ But it’s really important to try to be aware.
Please blog about this for other soon-to-be-adopting families. Consider yourself tagged.
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