You are a blessed family Having visited China this past summer, I had many first hand experiences seeing and understanding the one-child policy of China. I was interviewing with a Teachers College near Shanghai, and my visit permitted me, as their single guest, to interact directly with the families and friends one on one. During my visit I saw no Western face, and I travelled through very rural areas of Central and South China. The one-child policy is more strongly enforced with the Hun Chinese. For minority groups and families in the country side, the law permits an additional child, especially when giving birth to a girl first. The attention lavished on their "little emperor" by the extendet family is total and committed and obvious. I did find great support for the one-child policy everywhere I travelled and whenever I engaged in frank conversation. No one was timid in their response. It was not my place to judge such a policy, but the choice of hunger, poverty, and lack of housing remembered by all in very recent Chinese history, over restriction of births seemed to be a rational choice to them. They pointed to India as an example. What the consequences of this policy will be in the future can only be debated for now. I look forward to observing this experiment for a longer period of time starting in May ,06.
I applaud your sacrifice for a child in need of care and love. It is not for us to judge the rejection by the parent, but be honored by the opportunity to share a loving family and home. It will be its own reward. I remember someone saying once: "What you do to the least of my children, you do unto me."
You might enjoy reading my travelblog about my China travels at: www.Travelblog.org/Bloggers/Hans
I hope your family will always be blessed,
Hans Schneider
This is the beginning of a journey ... one that is leading our family from thinking of adoption, to all of us traveling to China to adopt our new daughter(s) ... yes, we have asked for two. All of the details are in God's hands, and we know He will choose just the right ones for us. As we go through this journey together, we will document what we have done and where we are going. We hope you find this as exciting as we do!... full info
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You are a blessed family
Having visited China this past summer, I had many first hand experiences seeing and understanding the one-child policy of China. I was interviewing with a Teachers College near Shanghai, and my visit permitted me, as their single guest, to interact directly with the families and friends one on one. During my visit I saw no Western face, and I travelled through very rural areas of Central and South China. The one-child policy is more strongly enforced with the Hun Chinese. For minority groups and families in the country side, the law permits an additional child, especially when giving birth to a girl first. The attention lavished on their "little emperor" by the extendet family is total and committed and obvious. I did find great support for the one-child policy everywhere I travelled and whenever I engaged in frank conversation. No one was timid in their response. It was not my place to judge such a policy, but the choice of hunger, poverty, and lack of housing remembered by all in very recent Chinese history, over restriction of births seemed to be a rational choice to them. They pointed to India as an example. What the consequences of this policy will be in the future can only be debated for now. I look forward to observing this experiment for a longer period of time starting in May ,06. I applaud your sacrifice for a child in need of care and love. It is not for us to judge the rejection by the parent, but be honored by the opportunity to share a loving family and home. It will be its own reward. I remember someone saying once: "What you do to the least of my children, you do unto me." You might enjoy reading my travelblog about my China travels at: www.Travelblog.org/Bloggers/Hans I hope your family will always be blessed, Hans Schneider