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Love and Accepting a Referral
From 2001 to 2003, I (via email lists) asked other adoptive parents to fill out a survey. The goal of the survey was to compare expectations vs outcome for Ukrainian adoption. Over 200 families from...
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Accepting the Referral for My Daughter
This is the first photo of my daughter Natasha. She was sick and in a hospital crib taking a nap. The orphanage lawyer had traveled with me and my translator from the orphanage to hear my answer....
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Accepting a Referral: Other Families Stories Part 1
Before I adopted my darling daugher from Ukraine and after I adopted, I found myself fascinated with why did a family accept a specific referral? It was something that a few families talked about in...
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Accepting a Referral: Other Families Stories Part 2
Part 1 is available here. As I mentioned in Part 1, I am fascinated by why families accept a referral to a specific child. There are 2 basic stories; analytical reaction and emotional reaction. I...
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Accepting a Referral: Other Families Stories Part 3
Blog on why I accepted my daughter’s referral is here. Families’ stories about accepting a referral for analytical reasons (Part 1) is here. Families’ stories about accepting a referral for emotional...
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Why Do Families Return From Ukraine Without a Child?
Ukraine is a blind referral system. The family must travel to Ukraine to receive a referral. referral = Ukrainian government employees (SDAPRC department) met with an approved family for 1 hour to...
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Try Again – Second Referral
I miss FRUA. It is a great support group for families adopting from Eastern Europe. Their chat board is down while they are upgrading the software. My fingers are crossed that it will be back up...
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Returning Home Without Child
A few months ago I posted a blog about Why Do Families Return From Ukraine Without a Child. I am saddened that this continues to happen to families. Occasionally families want to share their Ukrainian...
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No Child – Family’s Story
I started AC’s story in Returning Home Without Child. AC is a Canadian who very recently traveled to Ukraine with her husband. They had 2 appointments and couldn’t find a child 24 months or younger....
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