Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy China is cracking down on adoption guidelines. You can NOT adopt a child if you are: --single --younger than 30 --older than 50 --obese --have facial deformity --taking depression or anxiety medication Wonder how that'd pass here in the US...
Originally Posted By smeeeko well I'm depressed that I can't adopt in China as I'm also overweight. sigh.. and you wonder why people consider their cats their kids.
Originally Posted By smeeeko oh at least you don't have those facial deformities! *snerk* (whatever those would be) how weird! you'd think you'd want a loving couple (regardless of what they look like) to adopt kids.. I think we're both out (seanyoda & me) on the overweight thing just a little.. maybe they want us to be chasing those 3yr olds down or something?? Weight is changable, heart conditions & asthma aren't I guess. *pout*
Originally Posted By avromark Maybe the government saw Supersize Me? Read Fast Food Nation? <- I'm multi ethnic, I'm a "professional" (I have IT certs, I also am a healthcare professional, I have First Aid, CPR etc) and have a decent income for a single (however I also have a healthy spending habit), but since I'm male and all their children for adoption are female they probably won't let me. For whatever reason most international adoptions if they let a male adopt single only allow a male to adopt a male child (and not infant), but female single can adopt any child. Go figure.
Originally Posted By avromark Of course once my life settles I'll start looking for a nice lady to date, right now my lifes too much of a turmoil. Today is a down day though, at my one job i'm off till the 2nd
Originally Posted By jonvn I'm glad the Chinese government is not PC. These are not such bad guidelines. They want a parent to be the proper age, healthy, and not insane. Why is this bad?
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Another attorney I work with went to China to adopt her daughter about 4-5 years ago. It's worked out great. She doesn't meet all these requirements.
Originally Posted By jonvn I'm always nice. I don't blame them for turning people like this down. I would not want to be responsible for adopting a child to someone who is too old, does not have a stable home life, or is taking psychotropic drugs.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Are these guidelines for Chinese prospective adopters, or for non-Chinese? Some seem okay to me, others less so. Who decides what a facial deformity is? And 30 seems old for a minimum age; lots of people become parents in the 20's. In my parents' generation, MOST people did.
Originally Posted By jonvn "And 30 seems old for a minimum age" I don't think so. I think by that time maybe you've tried, and have had problems, and aren't doing it just as a youthful whim.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 What about people in their mid-20's who already know they can't produce kids on their own? Most people in our parents' generation became parents in their 20's, and I don't see the difference in doing so "naturally" or through adoption. But China can make its own rules. Maybe they think 20-somethings are more likely to get "tired" of being parents or something.
Originally Posted By jonvn People in their mid 20s aren't always sure about what they want in life. It's a sweeping generalization, but in the numbers they have to deal with, it's probably a good rule of thumb and if you CAN'T wait, then you really SHOULD wait.
Originally Posted By DlandJB More likely it is motivated by economics. People in their 30s are likely to have the money to adopt more than people in their 20s.
