Adoption Reflection (Tajh & McKelly)

Adoption Flow Chart

My partner and I decided to choose adoption for our bureaucratic task. We first researched Adoption. We looked for steps and qualifications. We tried to find paper work but to receive the paperwork you have to contact an agency. The way the paperwork was described seemed difficult but within reason. There is a lot to do. Regardless of how awesome you may think your family is or how perfect you filled out paperwork the agency and lawyers have almost all of the say if you’re a good fit for adopting a child. 

If I could change anything about my bureaucratic function and the process, I would want to contact a person who adopted a child.  This would give me a chance to get a more realistic point of view on adoption and get information about the process that wasn’t available from researching.

After completing the flowchart, which included many steps to just meet a child or to get approved to be a candidate for adopting a child. I realized that this process is very complicated. I think that the bureaucratic system is complicated because all of the bureaucratic functions are serious and especially with adoption a child's life is involved. Maybe the process is complicated because it is a test for commitment and to also check to insure the person applying for the function is reliable and will live up to the responsibilities. I think it is also difficult because bureaucratic functions are things that everyone doesn’t qualify for. If adopting, divorce, buying a house, and getting a restraining order was available to everyone who applied it would be no purpose in applying for them.