Waiting to Adopt NON DDC ~ March 2010 - Page 3

[Polliwog]

We're not able to use the church any more but that is an interesting coincidence. The May meeting will be a potluck picnic at a park. Hopefully, you'll be able to attend that.

[SimplyRochelle]

Hey again ladies! We are back on the fast track with all our foster-adopt paperwork. We spent the last few months getting more settled into our house and trying to conceive with the help of Clomid. Since that didn't work and I don't want to do it again, I have finally talked DH into taking this more seriously. He has started tutoring a teenager at a local group home that is in foster care and I think that has helped push him ahead too. We would really like to have a child in our home by the end of the year. And hopefully my CASA case will be closed by then since I am not allowed to do both and I refuse to turn this case over since the girls are so attached to me. I just ache to be a mommy and I am very excited to grow our family through adoption. Now I get to experience a whole new anxiety.


I am struggling with how honest to be on one of the questionaires. Like how do you politely talk about not liking your mother in law?

[tiffani]

Originally Posted by leahcar

We were matched with a 9-year-old girl in another state in November. STILL waiting on ICPC to clear. (We're in Florida, she's in Texas.)

hoping you get some movement on that soon!! congratulations!!

Originally Posted by sesa70

We have an Emom looking at our profile. I am excited because this is the first time our books are being shown!

that's exciting, congratulations! any progress is good progress!

Originally Posted by ladyofmoonlight

We're just starting up the process to adopt a baby girl from the DRC

wow, congratulations!!! do keep us updated, I love to hear about successful adoptions from lesser-utilized adoption "programs" in Africa!

Originally Posted by SimplyRochelle

I am struggling with how honest to be on one of the questionaires. Like how do you politely talk about not liking your mother in law?

does it specifically ask you about your mother in law? don't give any information not directly asked for. Both for the questionnaire and for your sanity, I'd figure out how you lovingly deal with conflict with your MIL. talk about how you work at the relationship because it is important to you and your family. talk about how you enforce boundaries around the relationship if it's truly awful, or how you manage to engage your MIL on a positive level. because you do all those things, right? If not, you should work on those things, for the health and happiness of your whole family, your husband's mommy included.