international takes forever because of immigration issues and all that. We're more than likely going to stick with domestic
Strangely, from what I gather there's virtually no domestic adoption in Quebec - apparently because Quebec families have tended to be large (6 or more kids) for many generations and families adopt their own, so to speak.
I'm quite nervous about the scrutiny involved, actually
I know that with M&J, they had a delay in their process because the social worker assigned to evaluate their home, work stability and relationship with each other took a dislike to M and made them jump through extra hoops because of it. That's what I'd find most worrisome about that kind of process - the fact that a petty-minded person could wield so much power over a decision that would change my life....
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Strangely, from what I gather there's virtually no domestic adoption in Quebec - apparently because Quebec families have tended to be large (6 or more kids) for many generations and families adopt their own, so to speak.
I know that with M&J, they had a delay in their process because the social worker assigned to evaluate their home, work stability and relationship with each other took a dislike to M and made them jump through extra hoops because of it. That's what I'd find most worrisome about that kind of process - the fact that a petty-minded person could wield so much power over a decision that would change my life....