Russia Threatens to Stop US Adoptions

**Lady_V** · 04-09-2010, 11:00 PM

I know we have a few families here that have or will be adopting -- I heard about this on the news and I wanted to share it.

My heart goes out to all those children who will remain in Russia and never have the chance to be adopted by American parents and have a forever family, as well as the families who are already waiting to bring home their child... all because of one ~~stupid~~ ~~insane~~ COMPLETE MORON !!!

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**MaryCarney** · 04-10-2010, 01:13 AM

I read this story on fox or msn. UNREAL!!! How unbelievably shameful - I hope there is some way she can be prosecuted for endangerment / abandonment.

**NewLeaf** · 04-10-2010, 08:34 AM

So sad for the poor little boy. He is my son's age. I can't imagine.....Couldn't she have reached out for help here in the U.S.?

**IntlMom** · 04-10-2010, 10:51 AM

I've heard this too.......

I'm speechless - really really speehless

(and we know I am the one here with the real live Russian adoption experinence!!)

speechless speechless

**monkeywrangler71** · 04-10-2010, 11:28 AM

I don't understand how it could have come to that. Why didn't she speak to the adoption agency and her social worker if she couldn't handle the child. Where was the follow-up?

My brother adopted twice from Russia. I can't imagine how devastating this is for the families that were nearly at the end of such a long, difficult, and exorbitantly expensive process.

**Lady_V** · 04-11-2010, 08:05 AM

This woman could have spoken to the agency, could have spoken to a counselor, could have done many other things...

And now her dumb

decision is hurting a LOT of people. I feel sorry for the little boy in the center of this all... but only to a point... I do have to be happy for him at the same time, he won't have to live a life with THAT WOMAN anymore.

On the home-front... My Diva is internationally adopted too. She started crying because she had heard the newscast... she is scared that she too can be returned to her country if she misbehaves.

I have been trying to convince her that I will never do that to her and I would never allow her to be taken away. I don't know what else I can do to convince her. I once told her that "adoption means forever" and then she sees something like THAT?????

Once again, the stupidity of the few screws over the many!

**Josephhgoins** · 04-12-2010, 07:28 AM

I am not a parent and never will be, so please do not let my ignorance offend anyone, but I got to ask.....

How the Hell did someone this stupid get a child to start with? I mean, arn't there screening procedures or something? I don't even like most children and could not imagine placing a child on a plane ALONE to anywhere, much less overseas. I hope she gets fined heavily, Jail-Time and is black listed from even seeing children ever again.