*sigh*
Steve and I have a tendency to end any talk about the adoption with “If all goes well.” And thus far, things have been going very well. And now, things are bad. Very very very bad. I mean, they could be worse. But still. Bad.
Late yesterday, I read on one of my adoption boards that a woman, in the same stage of the process as I am, got a call from her agency that Korea has closed its doors for the rest of the year. If your homestudy isnt already there and in process, then it wont be going over till 2007. I confirmed the information I had read with my agency today. Sad, but true.
We all knew about Korea’s new laws that would be going into effect with the new year. They’re trying to increase the percentage of domestic adoptions (which I consider a good thing), but with that they’re putting a 5 month ‘wait’ on babies before they can be adopted internationally. While I doubt that ‘wait’ would actually increase the amount of domestic adoptions, and instead just oveflow foster care and orphanages, they’re not listening to me. The sucky part is that for the first part of this year, Korea has been sending babies over at a very young age (4 months) and that was exciting. With these changes, that definitely wont be happening. If the rate of processing (3 months from referral to travel) continues (which I doubt, since there will be an influx of requests when they open their doors again) then babies will be somewhere around 9 months when they come home. Just a bummer, is all.
But thats not even my point. Because they want to start fresh in 2007, they’re closing their doors and allowing all the current paperwork to process. Which is exciting for some people I know that have been waiting a long long time. But not as exciting for me. Okay, probably the exact opposite of exciting. It’s actually depressing.
Sabrina likes sticking with the plan. And she does not like rollercoasters. On Monday I was so excited about finding out I could send my homestudy, like yesterday. And today, I have to wait at least 5 months before I can send it. No more baby by the end of the year. By the end of 2007, maybe. Sucks.
I’m not looking for encouraging words, or talk of God’s plan and timing. Right now, a little sympathy would be good. And a general shaking of the fist in my honor.