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I mentioned this new restriction of China to my neighbor, who adopted a Chinese child about four years ago. Here's what she told me. It has me thinking twice about this restriction.
When my neighbor, who is also my good friend, went to China to get her daughter, it was a structured trip. She and her husband went with many other couples (as in hundreds) who were adopting. There were also quite a few single women, some of whom were obese.
She told me that sometimes the obese women had trouble keeping up with the group. She gave me some examples of things that they couldn't do (pertained to interaction with the children), but I can't remember the story well enough to repeat it here. Bottom line is that an obese mother had trouble keeping up with a child.
I protested: "But obese people need love, too!"
Long story short, my neighbor thinks this is a good restriction. She pointed out how strenuous raising a child is. She also pointed out the health problems of obese people. It was sobering.
I hadn't thought about it from this aspect.
Then I thought about how I adopted two kittens in October. Since I wanted two black kittens, I could barely even find a shelter who would let me adopt. There's a no-black-cats adopted rule for October. I was turned away from most shelters. Finally I found one who would let me have the kittens in October, but I had to go through quite an interview.
Next I had to provide the name of my vet. They called my vet to find out if I brought my cats in regularly for shots. I also had to tell them how much time I would spend with the cats and who would care for them in the event of illness or death on my part. I had to sign papers saying I would take them in for shots at certain times. They would not let me adopt if I planned on letting the cats go outdoors.
OK, so my point is that we have restrictions for the adoption of pets. Why shouldn't China put in restrictions that they feel are in the best interests of the children?
Cher
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