Viet Nam Adoptive Family Interviews : An Introduction

Many readers of this blog are currently considering adopting from Viet Nam. What would you like to say to them?

The Engelbrecht Family - I was extremely impressed with the quality of the orphanges in VN. The children all seemed very well cared for.

Christina - First, congratulations! It’s an incredible gift and a blessing to adopt a child from Vietnam. Second, please go into your adoption with your eyes wide open. Do your best to research every aspect of your adoption – the country, the agencies, the laws, other parents’ experiences, attachment issues… basically all the types of things covered in this interview! Adoption is not for the faint of heart and it’s also not for the naïve – your child deserves to have the best, most ethical adoption possible.

The Mynes Family - We think Viet Nam is a great country and we miss it very much. The people are so nice and kind. You can tell that they love their children and take very good care of them. We love our Leland sooo much and I’m so glad we decided to take on this adventure. I can’t wait until we get to do it again!

The Micheline Family - It was the very best decision we have ever made. It's changed everything, but I can't imagine having gone in any other direction. Go for it. Your life is about to be changed in the most amazing, wondrous ways.

***This concludes our Viet Nam Adoptive Family Interviews; I hope you all enjoyed reading the contributors' words as much as I did. I greatly appreciate the time and energy that Sarah, Christina, Tracy and Chel put into answering the questions. I have filed all of the posts in this series in the new "Family Interviews" category to the right so readers can find these posts easily. Thanks so much for reading!

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