I wish I had anything positive to say about our adoption right now. I am beyond frustrated at a system that is so lacking in efficiency that one report can't be completed in 2 months time. It's the last part of our process (we think)...and we started before school was out in May. (Yes, she is a volunteer, yes, she told us she would be thorough, and yes, she reminded us she would be doing it in her spare time)We've answered every question, every text, every email with more and more trivial information about our family and gotten nowhere. There are so many times when I've said, "I'm done." and yet it won't solve ANYTHING. No children will be placed without us finishing the process. It's been 2 years since we started the "short process" through the Call. And it's not any one person's fault, but a whole bunch of people who appear to not be interested in the children at all. I sound completely rude and cynical and today I am. We know at least 2 other families who have needed approval quickly and gotten it. Why would my family need a year and a half more to process? We're an open book, we've not hesitated with bank statements, lists of our weaknesses, our pet care schedule, and any other history that they've asked for.
Today, I want to just forget it. I know a couple ladies have really been pushing for us, but unfortunately it hasn't been enough. If we had a dark past, a criminal record, a sub-par home, I could understand. But we don't and it's hard to understand that 2 little boys wouldn't benefit in some way from living here and everyday they aren't here, they're in the state's care. People ask us every week where we are in the process and it's getting harder to stay positive. I just joke now about the crazy questions we have been asked: "How often do you wash your dog?" (our outside dog), "Please send me a list of hair and eye colors for everyone in the home." and "Can you send me another bank statement, the one you gave me is 2 months old."
This is my rant and now I'm done.
