Watched last nights 15,000 kids and counting on Channel 4, I found it sad viewing and my heart went out to those mums. It hit home when Emily (with bullying boyfriend) said something along the lines of ‘she will hopefully have a better life than me, I’ve only got two fs at GCSE and never … More #15,000kidsandcounting made me sad
Lying in bed on a Sunday morning waiting for DH to wake up so thought I’d pen some recent thinking in the Treemendous household. DH has been working every day and away in Scotland since we got the amazing news that we were going through to stage 2. Whilst he has had to temporarily park … More The family section in IKEA becomes the funhouse, no longer the ghost train
As it turned out, it all hinged on the information day etiquette. The shop bought sandwiches were clocked, as were the number of biscuits consumed and as a result they are unsure whether we will make appropriate choices… Sorry that’s a joke. Our friends will understand this and the dilemma they faced – didn’t even … More Maybe we’re crazy, maybe you’re crazy? stage 1 adoption review
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
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
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
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
Need to test this before carrying on. No idea what I’m doing but seems right to acknowledge our adoption journey and hopefully share experiences with others.
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