My Opinion on the AJ Adoption
Are you wondering what my opinion is on the AJ situation?
Can I just say I may as well be living in the Antarctic becuase my online time is so limited and my ability to just read a newspaper or watch the news is zilch. So I’m forming my opinion based on skimming some of my favorite blogs and email lists.
My opinion? I have no opinion!!!
At first I was outraged becuase the perceived timeline was so out of whack and the assumption was that AJ was fast-tracked due to her fame. But having read the agency’s official statement on the situation, I feel that things probably are not what they seem. Maybe I’m naive but so far I tend to believe the agency that things were done ethically and that, just becuase we didn’t hear about it every step of the way, doesn’t mean they weren’t happening. Just becuase we only found out about the adoption recently doesn’t mean it just began. If the timeline went according to the agency’s description, my opinion is that the timeline is ethical and sound.
I have to say that I’m pleased that the agency is speaking out because it shows, at least, that they care about ethics and these sorts of issues. I have seen many agencies with ridiculous timelines with no good explanation for how they can pull this kind of thing off and no excuse at all. They seem to be acting unethically and are proud of it. At least this agency is speaking out in favor or ethics. At least that’s how I perceive it.
Maybe I’m just naive. I hope AJ is adopting ethically. I hope her agency and the MoJ are not doing anything to streamline her process. I hope she is being treated like any other American should be treated during the wait. But we will never really know either way. To be honest, I assumed this whole topic would be speculative and am glad that at least the agency spoke up to clear the air a bit. That’s more than I thought would happen. So at least that’s something.
March 16th, 2007 at 11:44 am
I don’t have as much a problem with her timeline from Thanksgiving to now as much as I do with her reported 3 to 4 day stay in Vietnam for the official adoption. I was there for 18 days…away from my three boys. That part really ticks me off.
March 16th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
I read today that this was a misstatement on the timing and that she will actually be in country longer. Still shorter than average, as far as I can tell. I don’t have SUCH a huge issue with this aspect because there are inevitably going to be security issues, etc with such a celebrity hanging out in a foreign country. I can extend her *that* much but the parts that have nothing to do with her notariety, she gets no slack in my book.
It will be interesting to hear how much time she is actually there.