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Post by larue on May 7, 2007 1:01:29 GMT 10
Yes...it's sort of like an international adoption in reverse. I am speculating that it's a private adoption. That could be handled through agency, lawyers and the involved participants. Parents prepare an informative 'page' for a book or web site and the birth mother can look through, pick and choose. Unfortunately a person's celebrity could work either way. Depends on the birth parents' desires are for their child. And I would have to say that Americans are kind of unsettled about adoption as a nation. We worry too much about all the loose ends......
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Post by mags on May 7, 2007 7:44:42 GMT 10
Adoption in SA is terrible...we have so many orphans and so many people that want to adopt them but it seems our governement wants to have international adoptions as the last reserve saying that once a child is taken out of the country they are forever different well duh,they will have opportunities and a home,now all tha thappens is that they stall and the kid gets lost in our horrid system.
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Post by larue on May 7, 2007 12:26:00 GMT 10
Maybe the celebrities adopting from there will draw more attention to the situation. I don't think the adoption process is perfect anywhere. It is amazing what money can do in some cases. Going to court in another country - and another language - can be very frightening and frustrating. Seeing children desperate for parents languishing in orphanages is also frustrating. My daughter's Russian orphanage was clean, sterile and well staffed. We were very, very lucky that she was so healhy and well prepared to accept us as parents. But we also left behind a room full of other five and six year olds there just as needy for affection and love. It was heartbreaking.
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Post by daniella on May 7, 2007 21:37:42 GMT 10
Yeah, it must be heartbreaking... My cousin's adoption wasn't convencional either... they didn't know his birth mother... a friend of her knew her and she told her that the baby wasn't from her husband... so, when he was born, he was delivered to my cousin's... But, I think that it doesn't metter the way they adopeted their son, we know that it wasn't against the law... what's important is that he will be loved by them... Dani
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Post by anna on May 9, 2007 5:26:30 GMT 10
How can they adopt a kid from USA if they are Croats? Thanks for the translation Nina, but you really should be working more on your English skills. English is an international language. And It's important to know how to use it right. Everybody is speaking it. And if you want to be sucessful you should learn it to. You just have so many grammar ans spelling mistakes. You really have to practice more. That adoption smells like a lie to me.
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Post by Ninolino on May 9, 2007 5:56:17 GMT 10
How can they adopt a kid from USA if they are Croats? Thanks for the translation Nina, but you really should be working more on your English skills. English is an international language. And It's important to know how to use it right. Everybody is speaking it. And if you want to be sucessful you should learn it to. You just have so many grammar ans spelling mistakes. You really have to practice more. That adoption smells like a lie to me. Hun, you misspelled SUCCESSFUL, wrote ans instead of AND, wrote to instead of TOO, and IT'S should not start with a capital I... And all of that in three sentence text. Somebody else needs to practice TOO. Plus, positive criticism is one thing, pointing out my mistakes without telling me what's wrong is another. If you want to tell me what i did wrong, please PM me. If not, let Nina and Maggie do their job. Thanks Nina.
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Post by luby2534 on May 9, 2007 6:02:53 GMT 10
Well i think your English is great !!
I wish mine was that good at times and i am English !
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Post by alaeangelorum on May 9, 2007 6:10:32 GMT 10
How can they adopt a kid from USA if they are Croats? Thanks for the translation Nina, but you really should be working more on your English skills. English is an international language. And It's important to know how to use it right. Everybody is speaking it. And if you want to be sucessful you should learn it to. You just have so many grammar ans spelling mistakes. You really have to practice more. That adoption smells like a lie to me. The sheer number of articles on the adoption, from reputable sources, as well as the interview that Nina translated, would suggest otherwise. As for the translation - it's not an easy task by any means, and I am grateful that Nina took the time to do it. Thanks to her I understood the article - surely that's the most important thing here? Her grammar is probably better than that of a lot of native English speakers!
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Post by maggie on May 9, 2007 6:24:46 GMT 10
How can they adopt a kid from USA if they are Croats? Thanks for the translation Nina, but you really should be working more on your English skills. English is an international language. And It's important to know how to use it right. Everybody is speaking it. And if you want to be sucessful you should learn it to. You just have so many grammar ans spelling mistakes. You really have to practice more. That adoption smells like a lie to me. Actually, as far as English as a second language goes, Nina is brilliant. She wouldn't tell you this, but I happen to know she is self-taught and speaks a number of other languages. I'd like to see you accomplish the same proficiency in Mandarin Chinese or Arabic - which are actually the most advocated languages for students to learn, given the rapid growth of both cultures. More people speak those than English as a first language. Kindly go back to the rock under which you were raised and learn some respect.
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Post by nina on May 9, 2007 7:30:43 GMT 10
anna, you are not right! Nina is great!
Adopting is true!
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Post by mags on May 9, 2007 7:48:56 GMT 10
Im sorry but Anna,that was really uncalled for. We pride ourselves on sticking together on this board and I think we can all agree that Nina's english is just as good if not better than many native english speakers.
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Post by Christabelle on May 9, 2007 8:18:20 GMT 10
Im sorry but Anna,that was really uncalled for. We pride ourselves on sticking together on this board and I think we can all agree that Nina's English is just as good if not better than many native English speakers. I totally agree, this is a friendly board and we don't take to kindly to comments like that....espically when Nina has worked so hard to translate the article for us. And i would like to point out the Nina did say that, the article may not translate that well into English!!
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Post by hollygirl on May 9, 2007 8:45:07 GMT 10
I agree with everything everyone has said... its one thing to give constructive criticism but what you said wasn't. And let me just point out that there was just a argument in this thread because someone said some things that were just inappropriate and or uncalled for. This is a friendly board and we try to keep it that way. Nina doesn't have to translate those articles for us, but she does, and I think you should appreciate it and be happy that she does that.
Instead of telling her she needs to practice her English because she had spelling and grammar mistakes, the simple "thank you Nina" would be good.
I myself am learning Spanish, and let me tell you I find learning another language difficult. I'm not sure if you (anna) have before, but it is hard. I make spelling and grammar mistakes all the time. I have to translate Spanish articles into English for grades and English into Spanish, and it doesn't translate word for word... some English words don't even exist in Spanish (and I assume its the same in Croatia, maybe?).. so really, translating is not that simple.
Also, Nina, I think your English is perfectly fine. Honestly you speak better English then half the people at my school! No lie.
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Post by loopyallie on May 9, 2007 8:55:31 GMT 10
I still want to know how they managed to adopt within the US. I don't believe either are US citizens They could be now?? You can apply for US citizenship after living and working in the US after 5 years as long you don't leave the country longer than a year... Goran has been in there longer than that (been on ER since 1999) and spends 9 months a year there (ER filiming period)
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Post by anna on May 9, 2007 15:36:35 GMT 10
I don't know why you all attacked me.
My point was:
If she doesn't know how to do it right. She doesn't have to do it!
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