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May 19, 2012, 7:37 pm

Thanks SOO much for all the replies. I had realized last night that I posted this too late before making a final decision. I prayed about it after posting, and felt at peace taking her. I asked her this morning if she wanted to go with me, and at first she said no, but I think part of that was...

May 19, 2012, 5:37 pm

I have been thinking the same thing about the whole life of the child being on television. Reality TV has not been around long enough to document how kids involved do (Jon and Kate, Duggars). It will be interesting and educational to see how this exposure affects the lives of the children. I for...

May 19, 2012, 4:19 pm

Quote: Originally Posted by Dickons Agree with any reality show with children - my heart though goes out to the adoptee...just because...you know solidarity thingy... Yeah, makes total sense. I was feeling a bit bad for watching it for that reason... except that...

May 19, 2012, 1:11 pm

Just wanted to chime in that I'm AA and adopted as a single woman. My daughter came home when she was 3 wks (100% healthy and beautiful I might add) and is now 4. I had (have) hopes to do another adoption, but I'm not sure at this point. But we shall see...

May 19, 2012, 11:21 am

I am also looking for examples of support letters!!

May 19, 2012, 11:08 am

Quote: Originally Posted by Mahnie Maybe the OP is afraid that if modifications start being made that the boundaries will get blurrier and more difficult to maintain? That the birth mother will keep asking for more and more and it will be difficult to say no? So, OP, if you...

May 19, 2012, 10:10 am

Please, I would like to get the names of agencies where the fees would be under 15k. We hope to adopt a newborn of African-American heritage. I'd really appreciate it if anyone could PM me with names. Thanks!

May 19, 2012, 9:49 am

(((((Jillie)))) I hope you do not leave these forums. I don't want you to walk through this alone. There are quite a few moms here who came to adoption after suffering from infertility and a few of us who have suffered secondary infertility after placing our first child for adoption. We will...

May 19, 2012, 7:30 am

Quote: Originally Posted by Fe2002 but I don't know if that will directly benefit him or not. This is my concern too. I believe Russia used this boy as a pawn with all the media and uproar because they made such a big deal out of finding a home for him, true...

May 19, 2012, 7:28 am

I had a birth mom contact me about privately adopting her son who is coming any time now and we looked at what we needed to do to adopt him which in our county is just to have the social worker write up a report. I was just informed by the social worker that we needed a home study and I explained...

May 19, 2012, 6:29 am

Have you been able to get any of your adoption paperwork? If you haven't been on Friends Reunited or Genes Reunited it may be worth your while doing that. After Adoption - After Adoption Home Page - is also worth joining and you can also ring the helpline as After Adoption may be able to help,

May 19, 2012, 5:13 am

Yay Smiles!

May 18, 2012, 9:17 pm

I will say that adopting from foster care can be VERY difficult...UNLESS you live in a state that's sensible about relinquishing parental rights within a certain time-frame. (Too many states are wishy-washy about this and the child languishes in foster care for YEARS and during those years, gets...

May 18, 2012, 8:57 pm

She was nice but said this is happening more and more. We are sending her everything via mail and she will work our case until it is resolved. Stay tuned.......:moped:

May 18, 2012, 2:46 pm

I guess the definition of "doing very well" is relative. I believe that my family fits into that category for sure (though we have moments when it may not feel like it). I don't know of any older child adoptions that have come without challenges, some big enough to damage a family and/or lead to a...