Posts by alwayslearning66

Hello. I'm not sure when to show (read to) our soon to be adopted 5 yo the good-bye letter we just received. She's had no physical contact with the bio mom since she was 3 and the last letter read to her was summertime. She has a...

Thanks for all the ideas and possible hoop jumping tricks. Yeah, the first name will stay- there's no doubt that's who he is inside and out. We plan to transition the spelling by buying letters for his bed that represent his nick name...

Hi- We're nearly done with our wait for our foster son to be adoptable by us- yahoo! He's been with us for 15 months and is now nearly 5. He's stabilizing, as are we. The birth mother has an appeal goint thorough it's...

I did not adopt out of order, but did surprise myself by bringing home two 3.5 year olds through two separate processes. Both times has been delightful and horribly difficult, but never regrettable. I've heard from others who have gone...

Just a tidbit... My parents fostered pregnant teens while I was quite young (4-7) and also had kids in from the inner city during the summer. I have no lasting scars and only the deepest respect for people who do fostercare as well...

I never thought I'd be a parent. Then we took in one cat, then another and finally a labrador retriever. By that point I knew we could do the parent thing without failing miserably. Adopting seemed the most obvious option since I had...

Congrats! We have friends that did that, a 2, 5 and 7 year old sibling set. They've been through their ups and downs, but now 10 years later are doing AMAZINGLY well. They made use of every possible resource and moved several...

Thanks :) It feels so surreal and uncertain at the moment given all the drama that comes with this, so a simple congrats is nice to hear at the moment. I've been asked by the GAL what kind of contact do we wish at this juncture. Talk...

An update to this... the judge granted TPR. This is a by the book judge who only writes such an order if he is certain is cannot be appealed successfully, I was told. The birth mother will likely attempt an appeal therebye...

Our case worker said that DHHS does not do open adoptions. However, we are free to arrange whatever we want post adoption. That may be what is being said in the above postings.   I agree that he may have more of an attachment...