I have a sort of somber question. Do you still have other fosters in your house? Do you think all the hoopla over his adoption upsets them? By all means, you deserve it and he deserves it, I just wonder how other kids in the house feel about it.
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Unknown
I have a sort of somber question. Do you still have other fosters in your house? Do you think all the hoopla over his adoption upsets them? By all means, you deserve it and he deserves it, I just wonder how other kids in the house feel about it.
We don't have another placement right now, which made it easier. I know when our friends from our agency that have adopted kept the other foster kids in daycare for the day so that they aren't confused. It is tricky to explain why some will stay forever and some go home </3
I have a sort of somber question. Do you still have other fosters in your house? Do you think all the hoopla over his adoption upsets them? By all means, you deserve it and he deserves it, I just wonder how other kids in the house feel about it.
We don't have another placement right now, which made it easier. I know when our friends from our agency that have adopted kept the other foster kids in daycare for the day so that they aren't confused. It is tricky to explain why some will stay forever and some go home </3
Thanks for answering. I can imagine that would be really tough.
Post by dani302011 on Nov 16, 2016 13:04:54 GMT -5
What a handsome boy! Congratulations to your family!
My husband and I have thought about adoption. We have been struggling with infertility for 5 years. I would love to adopt by way of foster care, but I am not sure I would be able to give a child back once they were placed. Because of this, for now, we have put adoption on the back burner.
TTC#1 since March 2011 Missed M/C June 2011 @9 weeks Took a break to get healthy and make a plan Cycle#1/ IUI#1 Sept 2017 BFN Cycle#2/ IUI#2 Canceled due to possible uterine polyps Cycle#3 Saline ultrasound (no polyps found) Cycle#4 IUI#3 Dec 2017 BFN Cycle#5 IUI#4 Jan 2018 canceled wrong side ovulation Cycle#6 IUI#5 Feb 2018 BFN Getting ready to start IVF April 2018
OMG what a handsome little guy! Looks like a model! CONGRATS!!
We too adopted from foster care. I'm going through something right now.. many years after we finalized. May I ask if you are keeping in touch with the birth family and continuing visits? Feel free to message me if you don't want the info out there.. or feel free to ignore
Congrats again! So exciting.
My poor poodle doesn't have any contact with his birth family now and hasn't had any visits since he came in to care </3
I have tracked down all extended family members and documented everything I know so when he is ready we can reach out. I do want him to have a relationship with them if he wants to. Mom is probably not an option unfortunately.
What a handsome boy! Congratulations to your family!
My husband and I have thought about adoption. We have been struggling with infertility for 5 years. I would love to adopt by way of foster care, but I am not sure I would be able to give a child back once they were placed. Because of this, for now, we have put adoption on the back burner.
I honestly thought the same thing, but the goal of foster care is to reunite the kiddos with their family as long as it is safe. We told ourselves that for the time we had them we could show them love, consistency and give them experiences they never would have had otherwise it was worth the heartache of them leaving. You can give them back because you have to. We've only had two leave, and I think about them frequently, but I know they are in the places where they are supposed to be.
You can also sign up to be notified about kids who have had parental rights already terminated, so they are adoptable. It's a longer wait to get a child in your home, but still an option.