re - the never-ending delays
As we went thru the process recently it became harder and harder to keep positive as time dragged on. Whether reading about new delays or another set of updated paperwork it seemed never ending... but then all of a sudden our LOI arrived, when in our minds "it was never gonna happen". It was quite hard to believe, and while it may seem stagnant, in many cases things are moving along over there in Kaz! Just keep asking your agency for updates (even if if seems like you are being a pain - asking once a mth I don't think is unreasonable...)
re - "posting negative comments"
oh yeah - for whomever is giving advice to go post "how you really feel" about certain agencies on other adoption/yahoo forums might want to take note of the following link. Not trying to start a flame war here - just trying to keep people who asked an innocent question out of trouble.
can i be sued for libel by someone in a forum?
particularly - "Many people do not realize that what is posted on a site can be traced back to them. They believe, wrongly, that they can post whatever they want about whomever they want and there will be no repercussions because on these sites they are "anonymous." This false belief has cost many a poster a lot of money." and
"If what you wrote is true, that would be a legitimate defense to any libel action brought against you, but it does not prevent a lawsuit from being filed in the first place. You would use "truth" as your defense in court - and to use truth as your defense, you would have to prove that what you wrote was, in fact, true, or was reasonably believed by you to be true."
Cheers and good luck!
RW