[coloradoporsche]

Hello,

My wife and I adopted a boy from Korea about a year ago. The experience has been phenomenal. My only regret is that I didn't open up to the idea sooner. We couldn’t be happier with any child, biological or otherwise.

FYI, total costs for agency and government fees (without travel to Asia, which we did not need to do) was ~$15K. Total process took about 1.5 years from the day we walked into the agency to the day our baby was handed to us. If you are willing to accept a special needs child the time is much shorter.

The advantage of foreign adoption is that it’s a “sure thing”. We have several friends who had absolutely heartbreaking experiences with domestic adoption (i.e. the child was taken away and given back to the biological parents/relatives).

And before everybody gets up on their high horse about how badly girls are treated in China….

Interestingly, the "list" (waiting line) for children is much shorter for boys from China and Korea than for girls. Why? Because of simple supply and demand...most white folk in the US find Asian girls more appealing children than Asian boys. So, yes, there are factors that lead to unwanted Chinese girls in Asian countries, but we have our own prejudices here that lead to a surplus of Asian boys that need good parents, too.

Feel free to PM me any time about adoption.

Regards