It Takes My Pain Away
They often compare the mountains of paperwork involved in adopting a baby to pregnancy. Using that analogy, I’m having a swollen feet, nasea filled, back pain kind of day.
Our agency, and Korea, request criminal background checks dating back 7 years. Thats fine. It was probably the hardest paperwork to obtain, out of all the documents requested, but I got it done. I did my part. I found the right people and places, I wrote the checks, I made the requests. I even traveled to Lynchburg.
Florida did not hold up their end of the deal. They mailed me a certified letter that was supposed to be for Steve, but instead has my name on it. His birthday, my name. I believe it was a typo, as I was the one communicating with them. But my sweet agency wants the real deal.
What bothers me most about these background checks is that they all come up blank. We dont have a criminal record! Why cant you just believe me?! I’m an honest person. Why do I have to pay a total of $62 dollars to prove it?
And now I have to wait a couple more weeks for a new letter to say the same thing the other one says. Which is just silly.
And that’s the cause of the pain in my back.