A few weeks ago I sent a belated birthday card and letter update to my mom. I couldn’t find the address to where she is currently living so I Googled it. Clicking through the website for the retirement home to … Continue reading
Even with adoption no longer feeling imminent, every part of my life I try to translate into a lesson I can learn to either understand my potential future adopted children, or I can use to help them through their own … Continue reading
Last night I watched a movie where the father (who was also a grandfather), died. It wasn’t the focal point of the movie, but it was a significant part of the story. It made me think about my own parents, and cry … Continue reading
My Mom (or mum, where I grew up) So I have been thinking a little about my mom lately, she has popped into my mind a few times in the last couple of weeks and each time I think about writing … Continue reading
Expectant Mother – Adoption Journey Series… The Second Home Study Full-disclosure. Rape, Alcohol, Pot, Sexual History, Relationships… The second home study came a few weeks after the first, and I felt a little less nerve-wracked than the first time… but … Continue reading
Happy Halloween!!! Hope you all had an OOky, spOOky night last week for Halloween! Halloween is one of the many “holidays” that I look forward to spending with my children. (“” for is it really a holiday when we all … Continue reading
Expectant Mother – Adoption Journey Series…
References.
Point number three on the Adoption Application Form almost stopped me in my tracks.
A minimum of four references are required, including one from each of the following:
This was one of the things that made me feel like perhaps I shouldn’t get my hopes up. One of the references had to be a family member.
“an involved member of the applicant(s) extended family;”
Technically, I don’t have any family that I could ask. Continue reading