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[Troll_Bait]

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/08/117_30098.html

[Crockpot2001]

Thanks for posting. We are currently considering adoption as an option.

[CheeseSandwich]

one of my best friends back home is a Korean adoptee, she came to visit here and when she left she said "I'm glad I was adopted and raised American"


I loled.


edit: I worked with a Korean woman who spent her time volunteering at an orphanage, and since she was a single woman she said it would be almost impossible for her to get a child through adoption even though she was more than willing.

I don't know the rules but it sounded like an asinine rule.

[bassexpander]

I sometimes wonder if there is some underlying resentment of adoptive kids. Think about it. Do suppose there could be some jealousy from some Koreans who want to travel/study/live overseas, yet don't come from families who can't afford it?

Then there are these gyopos who had nothing, but managed to be adopted-out to a family in the USA, Canada, or wherever. They also got to escape Korean military service.

Perhaps the way some Koreans, who are jealous, deal with this situation is to bad-mouth other countries for "stealing" Koreans out of here.

[Css]

One of my old friends is an adoptee and while he was in korea i hung out with a few of his adoptee group friends..many of them seemed incredibly angry at korea for not wanting to adopt their own and leaving it up to other countries to look after the kids without parents..

It must be really difficult for adoptee kids...moreso than native adoptees..I can understand why they were so pissed...

I would guess that the reason koreans dont really like to adopt is the traditional culture...the family comes first etc..all that confucianism jazz...its kinda against the grain to bring someone whos not related into the family..

or perhaps its nothin to do with that..

[endo]

[Yu_Bum_suk]

[Newbie]

Why do they restrict overseas adoptions?

[mindmetoo]

[Adventurer]

I read somewhere that Koreans treat dogs that are pure breeds better than mutts in many cases. There is a focus on conformity, purity, sameness, and an adopted child is not from that family, the child if of unknown background, so they won't adopt. Even if they can't have children, they just won't have any in so many cases it seems. I was reading some article about how this adoptee was helping Koreans in California and feeling a bond between them, and that is great. However, it is sad that her country of origin has so many people who aren't willing to adopt. I would adopt if I were married and the wife to be wanted to adopt a child. I don't necessarily need to have my own biological child.

[CheeseSandwich]

[Missihippi]

I probably would never adopt before having my own biological children, but i think if i had 2 or 3 of my own and i was financially stable i would consider adopting an orphan.

[thiophene]

My aunt adopted a brother and sister mayber 30 years ago and kept it a secret from them and most of our family for about 20 years. The revealing was not handled well by the children and somewhat by their friends. I had no idea adoption was a taboo. It makes more sense now and is really sad that she felt she had to hide the fact. Assuming that's one of the reasons she kept it a secret

[moosehead]

[Milwaukiedave]

They have made it almost impossible for a "international couple" here in Korea to adopt from what I have heard. We also are considering adopting in the future, but given some of the restrictions it may not be possible.