After swapping email addresses at our last training session with two adoptive mums-to-be (both with other halves who are male) I’ve had an epiphany. So the emails flow about how we arrived at adoption, what our journeys were in effect. These stopped me and husband in our tracks. Wow, very tough times for both. One … More Sharing stories in the Cosy Club Society
So here I am awake at 2am after an evening of overindulgence at my lovely neighbours. When will I ever learn self control? Might as well fill my time with something productive so here’s the latest. So we had our first home visit. Bit of a non-event really. Our lovely SW asked if we’d tidied … More Banister gaps need to be 4 inches not 5 – the home visit
We have our first home visit tomorrow. This was actually two weeks ago but I’m still learning how to use this blog… I’m actually quite chilled about it at the moment as I think its just about assessing our space and potential health and safety issues. From what I can gather our agency are pretty … More First home visit tomorrow – delayed post
I was away for a rare night out with friends and due to the flooding around London we ended up spending hours hanging around train stations waiting for trains that didn’t come. The gig was great but it was too busy to get a drink and put our coats away… Not the best night on … More Do I want this? Meltdown with best friend
First meeting over – chronologies not explored. We were slightly frustrated to be told for the umpteenth time about the process. Oh well patience, patience. We took all our documents and got 10/10 for following the process …can’t believe people don’t?! We’ve at least met our SWs and work will begin in earnest at our … More Training session 2, sexual abuse info hard to deal with
In early January we submitted our expression of interest form. We we’re told to submit it after Christmas in order to get over the delay that can be caused by the holidays. Four days later we were acknowledged by email and told our designated social workers would be in touch. One week after that we … More Month one – stage one. Excited and anxious about what lies ahead
Just read a blog that made my blood boil Parties and judgemental parents via the Adoption Social. I want to send this link out to all my Facebook non-adoptive parent friends in the hope that this resonates. But I can’t because it’s still too early to announce that we’re thinking of adopting. Rest assured as … More Parties and judgemental parents – made my blood boil
I’ve just read a blog shared via The Adoption Social by Kat @on_the_edge. It was about the question from people ‘why do you choose to adopt?’ I wanted to reply but I wrote war and peace so here are my thoughts. It’s made me think about our own reasons for wanting to adopt. We’re just … More Decision to adopt – Stretch marks on the brain not the belly
Yesterday I was feeling negative and confused about adoption. I had a few lovely, supportive comments from the blogosphere which helped and I also went out with a group of amazing friends who have children. I asked one what his children meant to him and what had they brought to his life and he ended … More Feeling happier about our adoption journey today.
Lying in bed reading various adoption books – Dan Hughes, Perlita Whatsername…all quite thought provoking and sad really. Is this what we want? We’re two days from meeting our potential social workers for the first time. I believe from here we sign our Registration of Interest – if they’ll have us that is. Do we … More Sucking it up
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