[churchvillemom]

I try not to get upset about articles like this, but this one has really gotten under my skin.
I don't believe most, if any, of us adopting from Guatemala are ignorant to the fact that there are problems with the current system. But, for the reporter to intimate that we are "rushing in" specifically to take advantage of the flaws in the system is hugely insensitive and niave. I think this article must have been written by someone who knows little about any adoption process and did not consider the effects his words might have on families who are waiting for the babies they have dreamed of and grown to love to come home. And how hurt our beloved children would feel if they ever read this article and believed even for a second that we adopted them for any other reason than love.
Um, also, they sell suntan lotion in Marriots located near a beach right next to the figurines of dolphins and lighthouses. It's called catering to customers and trying to meet their needs. So what if they sell diapers at the Marriot?
And, we did keep our son's birthname as a middle name and are going to take him back to visit Guatemala when he's older.
And, aren't most birthmothers sad when they give a child for adoption? That does not mean the child was taken from them through dishonest means by a corrupt "baby broker".
Ugh, I could go on but instead perhaps I'd better go take some Midol, eat some icecream, and kiss my sweet, dear son whose dad and I are blessed to be the parents of and who could not be more loved by us.
Sorry for the rant but, now that it's in writing, a do feel a bit better.