Before we can become the best of friends (or enemies?–I guess it depends on how much we disagree, but hey, conflicting ideas are what make life interesting and better) I thought it would be important to introduce myself and my purpose for blogging.
My name is BABS. Yes, fully capitalized. It’s not all caps in order to have people yell my name as I enter a room as if they’re excited. Nor is it because I feel that I am so important that my name should be in caps. Rather, its an acronym for a nickname I picked up when I was younger. I’ll spare you all the details of how I came to get the nickname, and move on to more important things…such as my employment.
As a graduate in East Asian Languages and Cultures and looking for a way to use the Mandarin I spent thousands of dollars on learning, I was lucky enough to have found a position as a China adoption coordinator. I’ve been doing this for the past year or so and I love it–for the most part. While the children are always adorable, and the unconditional love given by parents is incredibly touching, I also find a lot of ignorance rampant in the world of adoption that needs to be addressed. I won’t go into all of that now, as that’s fuel for later posts.
I’ve long wanted to adopt from China–long before I even had my job. The thought of pushing something the size of a melon out from within me totally disgusts me and I haven’t the faintest desire for such things. I’ve pretty much always known childbirth wasn’t for me, and have particularly wanted to adopt from China because of the cultural, social, and political knowledge of the country. I feel that this is something not every adoptive family can offer their children, and would like to be able to offer such a link for my children. Unfortunately, I’m still 3 years shy of being able to have that ever-important dossier sent to China to begin the process and become one of the thousands of waiting families. This blog serves as a talking point for this situation too–waiting to be a waiting family.
Even though I’m not yet an adoptive parent, I enjoy being involved in the China adoption community both in reality as well as virtually. There’s a lot we can all learn from each other, and I can’t wait to learn more from readers! Let the journey begin!!
