Dateline NBC

Just wanted to send out a heads up to family & friends that Dateline is running an episode tomorrow night about Guatemalan adoption, with the majority of focus on illegal adoptions that happen in Guat. I know many of you will have us in mind if you watch this episode simply because we are adopting from Guatemala, but please remember that our adoption is legal & we have gone through all of the proper steps & approvals to bring Corynn home. We did not "buy" Corynn, we did pay adoption fees, but these pay for our attorney, agency, foster care, dr. visits & immunizations. I've also heard that part of the episode is about Guatemalan children who are kidnapped & sold into adoption, Corynn was not kidnapped, her birthmother has been interviewed by a social worker to make sure she understands what she is doing & this is what she wants, & she has had to sign off on the adoption 4 times throughout the process. She has not been paid to do this. We have had to have DNA test done to prove that it is Corynn's birthmother & not someone off the street trying to sell her & will have to get a 2nd DNA test done (once we get the birth certificate) to prove Corynn is the same baby & was not switched. Unfortunatly there are bad people in the adoption community who are out to make money, but this can be said for any country. I hope that Dateline portrays a fair & accurate look into all aspects of Guatemalan adoption but I fear that their main agenda to bring in ratings will be "baby trafficing"