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What do I say?
Can anyone tell me the "right" thing to say when asked (by agencies, homestudy, etc.) why we want to adopt? Of course it's important to tell the truth, but there are many factors involved in our decision, so the "truth" could be stated in different ways. Here are some of our reasons:
1) We want to be parents (duh)
2) We tried to conceive but were unsuccessful (I'm concerned about this one because we didn't try for a year, only six months, and because we haven't been diagnosed with infertility. There are medical reasons that made us stop trying, but they are making it difficult to conceive, not impossible. We haven't been tested for any form of infertility.)
3) We think that given the number of children who need homes, adoption is a better course for us than infertility treatment
4) We are also not interested in going through the emotional roller-coaster that infertility treatment can be
5) We do not have the financial resources to go through fertility treatment AND adoption.
Is it best to go through the whole explanation, or is it better to "keep it simple" and if so, what "simple" explanation would you recommend?
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