Honestly, until I stumbled into this forum I had no idea that a birthmom who had relinquished could ever be eligible for adopting under any circumstance.
It has been 13 years since I relinquished at age 18 and my circumstance has changed dramatically. I am now happily married for going on 7 years, financially secure, and a homeowner.
Sadly, my husband and I have had much difficulty trying to have a baby of our own. We have talked much about how we would love to adopt from China, if I only I hadn't placed when I was young.
The fact is, we not only meet but EXCEED every single requirement laid down by The People's Republic of China to be eligible to adopt. Not only that, I read that an ethnic Chinese couple receives priority. Well...my husband is 100% Han Chinese and I'm 1/2 Han Chinese on maternal side and 1/2 Anglo but I was raised only by my maternal family. We are both fluent in Mandarin and English and very aware of our heritage and customs. We feel we would have so much to offer a child from China. If not for the fact of me having placed a child in my youth, we would've already applied!
Having read here that some birthmoms are able to adopt, can anyone give me some insight if it would be worth our time to make an application to adopt from China? Or is it the case that we could only adopt domestic through social service agency?