tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398461301192841053.post5620675388920034347..comments2023-05-12T10:15:03.173-06:00Comments on Cinnamon Baby - A Sri Lanka Adoption Blog: How to Fake Patience - Tip #1Cinnamon Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15081377723539865445noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398461301192841053.post-20629557580050428592012-09-23T15:40:52.461-06:002012-09-23T15:40:52.461-06:00Hi Anonymous,
I am so sorry you feel this way abou...Hi Anonymous,<br />I am so sorry you feel this way about my blog.. I don't pretend to know how it feels to be adopted trans-racially. Still, I love the golden color of Sri Lankan skin and have called the blog this way with a loving and respectful intention. Our family is already multi-racial and I hope our children will grow to be proud of all that we are.<br />What I call private orphanages are charity homes for women to go to when their pregnancy is coming to an end. The adoptions themselves are not private. Waiting families are matched with waiting children by the Sri Lankan government only, with no possibility to go and arrange things by themselves.<br />I'm sorry if the wording caused confusion.<br />You are obviously hurt and struggling to make sense of your international adoption. Our family entered this adoption with the purest of feelings and complete respect for the unbelievably complex issues that birth families and adoptees face. We would never even consider doing this if our child's best interest was not at the center of all decisions. <br />Please understand that adoptive families are not desperate for babies, but rather wish to offer a solution, admittedly imperfect, to a very difficult situation.<br />I wish you the best and may you find it in you to forgive whoever you need to.<br />GenGenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661941694273257453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398461301192841053.post-35394355956548445852012-09-23T14:18:52.226-06:002012-09-23T14:18:52.226-06:00also reading something about private orphanages re...also reading something about private orphanages really scares me... maybe you could read a little more about trafficking is a phenomenon people usually dont know much about. most of the adoptions in the 80s to western countries were private which makes them trafficking. even though the state sanctioned these adoptions in the end for the kids sake, they were still illegal. for me as a european citizen especially adoptions to the american countries concerns me a lot!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398461301192841053.post-56115897250439699742012-09-23T14:10:23.018-06:002012-09-23T14:10:23.018-06:00seriously cinnamon baby? as an adopted child from ...seriously cinnamon baby? as an adopted child from Sri Lanka I find that really offensive and sure hope you won't call your Baby like that! It should be enough for a coloured baby to be given away to a white family and to feel always different from his parents only because of his color so dont make it worse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398461301192841053.post-40289660081481147822012-09-06T00:30:14.047-06:002012-09-06T00:30:14.047-06:00I love the idea too Gen. Have you thought of a se...I love the idea too Gen. Have you thought of a second career? There is certainly a lot of business waiting for you out there. When you read all the blogs of waiting parents, we have so much in common despite our different countries. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338521962979791897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398461301192841053.post-62097272042942905642012-09-05T20:41:51.102-06:002012-09-05T20:41:51.102-06:00You don't actually habe to be patient, just fa...You don't actually habe to be patient, just fake it ;)Genhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661941694273257453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398461301192841053.post-58367809235457469122012-09-05T13:05:15.463-06:002012-09-05T13:05:15.463-06:00I love your monthly newsletter idea! I definitely...I love your monthly newsletter idea! I definitely need to work on my patience!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525087216764430617noreply@blogger.com