Today while Ramzie was getting her hair cut she was asked if she had brothers or sisters? She said "No but we are trying to get my little sister from China."
For the last 6 months or so we have not had a day when Ramzie has not asked about or mentioned a little sister. Mike and I are just unsure of how to respond. On one hand we have educated Ramzie about orphans in China and how they need families, yet we keep telling her we don't know "if" we are going to be able to adopt another baby from China because........... We really do not have the answer to finish that one. To a four year old the two thoughts just don't make since. Truth be told- they don't add up for her parents either. When we started this adoption there were children being adopted from China and the wait was about 15 months. EVERY month since that time the number of referrals for adoption has dropped dramatically. WHY? Has child abandonment become a non issue suddenly? Are all the children in orphanages being adopted and made a part of families in their home country? If this were the case I would happily drop the adoption. After all adoption is more about a child receiving a home than a family receiving a child- at least for practical purposes. But this is not the case. Babies are still being abandon in China. The difference is the Chinese government is not referring these babies for international adoption at the rate it was just 3 years ago. so WHY? No one seems to know and that is the heartbreaking part of this. I just can't help but wonder if Ramzie will not get to experience the feeling of being a big sister.
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