WOW! I watched the "Stuck" documentary this week. Very eye-opening film about what we personally experienced with both of our international adoptions, red-tape hurdles with intl adoption, & several highlights of Ethiopia. People often ask us why the process takes so long. Most people have no idea what is required of families when they adopt. It is difficult to explain because there's so much to the process. However, this movie explains it better and goes beyond with footage from orphanages and interviews with families.
Unlike the U.S., many countries do not have a foster system. Although the foster system here has its pros & cons, at the very least, children have the opportunity to be in a family unit. In many countries, because there is no foster system, children...many orphaned or abandoned, live in crowded orphanages where they have little to no physical contact/touch, affection from their caregiver. This greatly affects their physical and emotional development as a person. And because of bureaucratic red tape, these children are stuck for years in these conditions rather than being placed with a family.
I HIGHLY encourage everyone to go to this movie!! Well worth your time. It's playing all over the nation on different dates.
TUCSON friends: Mar 21, 5:30pm at Tower Theaters.
PHOENIX friends: Mar 22 at Harkins Shea, Scottsdale.
Or you can purchase a download of the film online at: http://buy.stuckdocumentary.com/
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