Mei-Mei...Close Call!

Well, the CCAA had a big meeting recently and decided on a bunch of new rules for adoptive parents. Starting 1/1/2007, they will only adopt to parents who are in "perfect health" (based on BMI, etc.), who are married for at least 2 years (5 years if either parent has ever been divorced), and there are some income/asset changes, too.

Well, now no one in Hollywood can adopt from China--their marriages don't last that long. Anyone who has any diagnosed condition is out of luck, and you have to be even richer than before. I'm guessing that they are trying to get their kids into affluent homes where parents will live a long time. But, skinny, healthy, young people have a tendency to do things like skydive, bungee jump, etc. So, they really aren't guaranteeing that a parent will live longer because they do or don't have psoriasis or an ingrown toenail.

I won't go down the path of who is a better parent based on physical traits because I don't think one thing has much to do with the other. But, it does show that no matter how good a parent is, they are not acceptable to China if they aren't in a good marriage (which I think is valid), aren't in excellent shape & health (which I think disqualifies a lot of good parents), and aren't well-off.

This doesn't affect our adoption of Sarah's mei-mei since our dossier was logged in back in August. But, had we waited a few months, we would not be getting a little sister for Sarah from China!