tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post3826006338957418357..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Revisiting domestic adoption in Russia and Eastern EuropeElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-736415789052412202010-02-27T13:52:50.300+03:002010-02-27T13:52:50.300+03:00I agree, that's partly why the orphanage worke...I agree, that's partly why the orphanage worker was saying she didn't favor adoption. Making the switch to adoption cuts off the funding, which to an already-struggling family is just impractical. Get money and feed the family, or don't get money anymore but get a piece of paper saying the kid is yours.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-55871431436064571742010-02-27T01:52:01.311+03:002010-02-27T01:52:01.311+03:00But I think some choose foster care because they g...But I think some choose foster care because they get ongoing monetary support from the government otherwise they wouldn't have enough money to take care of a child. Many salaries are very low there.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230898402299847447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-67993393165609516952010-02-26T15:48:23.548+03:002010-02-26T15:48:23.548+03:00There are so many layers. And how do you factor in...There are so many layers. And how do you factor in social orphans? Can a social orphan be adopted without feeling guilty about moving on from his biological family? Can a foster family provide a sense of permanence in the case of a social orphan not being adoptable?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-27633413973468435302010-02-26T04:18:48.690+03:002010-02-26T04:18:48.690+03:00Such sad attitudes... We've thought of trying...Such sad attitudes... We've thought of trying to get teaching jobs in Russia, but someone warned me that our children might be looked down on....that might be so. <br /><br />There is such a huge difference between fostering and adopting. Just psychologically, it is like the difference between living together and marriage. Commitment. Unity. Eternity. Security.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com