The agency we're using is putting a temporary hold on all new applications for their Korea program. I think we're o.k. Our initial application has been approved so I don't think this hold applies to us. Phillip e-mailed them to find out for sure. But it's still a little nerve wracking.
But, the reasons behind it are really good. It means that fewer babies from Korea are needing homes outside their country.....which is good news. Historically, there has been a negative social stigma there about domestic adoption and single mothers. These stigmas are slowly beginning to change. So with families in Korea deciding to adopt and more and more single mothers keeping their babies, there are less babies being put up for adoption. Social stigmas should not be allowed to dictate the future of a child.
Adoption is not the ideal. International adoption is really not the ideal. So, if it means we have to wait longer because these babies are going to be raised in their home country, that's fine with me. Even if it means we don't adopt a baby from Korea, that's still ok. Things will unfold just as they should. We will remain patient and open to what lies ahead.
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