Adoption Support Group

We attended a support group last night for people who are waiting to adopt. Waiting sucks! We feel like we must have been passed over by the county many times by now, and it makes us wonder if something is wrong with us!

Seriously, the worst part about the waiting is just the uncertainty with the progress and our status. There is not very clear communication unless they have a placement for you. I think that sponsoring this support group was their way to address that somewhat.

I went to the meeting with a very cynical mindset. How many other "desperate" families would be represented? I have been feeling lately like this will never happen for us. But to be honest, these attitudes quickly faded away. There were people there that had been waiting as long as us as well as people who have only been waiting a few days. The social workers there did a good job of fielding our questions. It was a good thing to be able to share our concerns and our stories with other people who have experienced the same things. We left feeling encouraged and hopeful. It is good to not feel alone.

On another positive note, we deposited some checks yesterday. Some of the money was anticipated, but some was not. November thru February is usually our toughest time financially. We have paid the bills up to Dec. 1 so far. This doesn't mean that we can go buy a bunch of stuff now - just that we have exactly what we need. That is really encouraging!