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but you know people who have had to STAY there for 4 months to get a kid?
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Here's the thing. Not to guilt trip anyone. I work hard for my money, and inshallah, I'll save up enough for this over the next few years.
But honestly - pakistani families often spend that much on a trip to Pakistan solely meant to establish that year's wardrobe for the daughters in the family for purposes of rishta hunting (very common around where I grew up). Can you imagine how many babies can be adopted with all that money?
Why the need to put those families down? Are they hurting you in any way? hurting the orphans in any way?
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^ I know a lady who has to stay there for 6 months to have the adoption processed - so four months is pretty conservative.
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What's the purpose of having to stay there though? That's what I don't get. It's not like they can observe the environment where the kid would grow up, because that environment is overseas.
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It's not unique to Pakistan - a lot of countries where the adopting family is out-of-country require the couple or adopter to stay for a certain amount of time.
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I'm not sure but Pakistan has some strict guidelines regarding adoption if you want to do everything legally. I think you have to be Muslim and be married in order to be eligible. I know the Edhi Centre in NY doesn't even allow adoption for couples who already have a biological child of their own.
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so a single woman cannot adopt?
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ok yeah whatever, next time i go to pakistan i'll talk to eidhi's myself
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I'm not sure but Pakistan has some strict guidelines regarding adoption if you want to do everything legally. I think you have to be Muslim and be married in order to be eligible. I know the Edhi Centre in NY doesn't even allow adoption for couples who already have a biological child of their own.
I'm not sure who the girl I know of went through, but they had a biological child and wanted to adopt a second child in Pakistan and did so. She talked about how difficult the process was but I don't think a having a biological child is an outright detriment to adopting in Pakistan.
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I have a solution of your problem. pick one pala palaya guppie/guppan from here. 
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^ I know a lady who has to stay there for 6 months to have the adoption processed - so four months is pretty conservative.
Yes, with the families I know I of here, it was more like a 9 month+ process, so I think 4 months sounds a little soon..
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I'm not sure who the girl I know of went through, but they had a biological child and wanted to adopt a second child in Pakistan and did so. She talked about how difficult the process was but I don't think a having a biological child is an outright detriment to adopting in Pakistan.
I was talking about the Edhi Centre in NY. They are the ones who don't allow couples with a biological child to adopt.
PCG yeah I think it's going to be hard to adopt as a single woman from a country like Pakistan. Unfortunately they don't realize that a single woman is capable of providing a child a much better upbringing as opposed to them being brought up in an orphanage.
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ok yeah whatever, next time i go to pakistan i'll talk to eidhi's myself
Talk to his wife, she's a hoot! I read his autobiography a couple of years ago and the stories about his wife and her antics were so funny.
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PCG, I live in the U.S so there will be fewer hurdles in adopting me... I am open for an adoption :p ...haha. Your problem is solved.
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I love how it's easier to let kids beg on streets rather than make the legal process a little easier
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This is why I think bombshell= noodles. He always asked for adoption too
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PCG, I live in the U.S so there will be fewer hurdles in adopting me... I am open for an adoption :p ...haha. Your problem is solved.
I love how it's easier to let kids beg on streets rather than make the legal process a little easier
I offered her first.
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This is why I think bombshell= noodles. He always asked for adoption too
I am a little princess not a noodle shoodle...
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I offered myself to her first few months ago.
Well, she should select me... Boys are pain in the butt!!!...lol
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This is why I think bombshell= noodles. He always asked for adoption too
No, she is not.