Comments on: Russia’s Adoption Halt http://brodyharper.com/2007/04/26/russias-adoption-halt/ "... in case you were wondering." Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Anonymous http://brodyharper.com/2007/04/26/russias-adoption-halt/#comment-933 Anonymous Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:05:25 +0000 http://brodyharper.com/?p=302#comment-933 When I worked at a preschool there was a family that adopted a precious little boy from Russia. I had seen a documentary on the babies and children in orphanages in Russia and they showed the babies that would just sit in their cribs and rock back and forth to entertain themselves. When this little boy had down time and almost everytime he sat, this is what he did. It was habit by that time. He was 2. It broke my heart. <br/>Jamiey When I worked at a preschool there was a family that adopted a precious little boy from Russia. I had seen a documentary on the babies and children in orphanages in Russia and they showed the babies that would just sit in their cribs and rock back and forth to entertain themselves. When this little boy had down time and almost everytime he sat, this is what he did. It was habit by that time. He was 2. It broke my heart.
Jamiey

]]> By: kat http://brodyharper.com/2007/04/26/russias-adoption-halt/#comment-932 kat Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:20:27 +0000 http://brodyharper.com/?p=302#comment-932 It broke my heart when I read this. It's certainly frustrating not knowing what to do. It broke my heart when I read this. It’s certainly frustrating not knowing what to do.

]]> By: euphrony http://brodyharper.com/2007/04/26/russias-adoption-halt/#comment-931 euphrony Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:12:40 +0000 http://brodyharper.com/?p=302#comment-931 Beth is right that foreign adoption is very expensive. We've some friends who adopted from Viet Nam last year, and the total cost was upwards of $25,000.<br/><br/>I heard this story on NRP driving in to work yesterday morning. I was appalled at the treatment of the babies left to rot in their unchanged diapers, so mistreated and abandoned. The older orphans are little better off.<br/><br/>What can we do, when we are so shut out? The best things most people could do is write their congressional representatives about this issue, and try to raise awareness and put pressure on Russia to change its long-held policies on the status of orphans. Beth is right that foreign adoption is very expensive. We’ve some friends who adopted from Viet Nam last year, and the total cost was upwards of $25,000.

I heard this story on NRP driving in to work yesterday morning. I was appalled at the treatment of the babies left to rot in their unchanged diapers, so mistreated and abandoned. The older orphans are little better off.

What can we do, when we are so shut out? The best things most people could do is write their congressional representatives about this issue, and try to raise awareness and put pressure on Russia to change its long-held policies on the status of orphans.

]]> By: Beth http://brodyharper.com/2007/04/26/russias-adoption-halt/#comment-930 Beth Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:03:10 +0000 http://brodyharper.com/?p=302#comment-930 One of my very good friends adopted a little boy from Russia almost 7 years ago. He is absolutely precious. She said it was so hard to go get him because she could only take him and not a room full of others staring her down with pitiful eyes and breaking hearts. He'd NEVER tasted water at 15 months! He would gorge himself sick at every meal because it took awhile to convince him there was enough to eat and he didn't have to fight for it. This was one of the better orphanages too. She was hoping to adopt another. I haven't heard the outcome yet. It's VERY expensive to adopt and cost prohibitive for many families too. I don't have any quick answers either. I wish we could afford to adopt.<br/><br/>Beth One of my very good friends adopted a little boy from Russia almost 7 years ago. He is absolutely precious. She said it was so hard to go get him because she could only take him and not a room full of others staring her down with pitiful eyes and breaking hearts. He’d NEVER tasted water at 15 months! He would gorge himself sick at every meal because it took awhile to convince him there was enough to eat and he didn’t have to fight for it. This was one of the better orphanages too. She was hoping to adopt another. I haven’t heard the outcome yet. It’s VERY expensive to adopt and cost prohibitive for many families too. I don’t have any quick answers either. I wish we could afford to adopt.

Beth

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