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Fostering to Adopt
Asked by C.G. from Austin
on July 19, 2009
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Hi to all you wonderful moms, my husband & I are very interested in fostering to adopt and wondering if any of you have any experiences you would share with us. We hav...
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- We have adopted two children by fostering to adopt. We are in the process of adopting our third. If you have any questions feel free to message me. We have been inv...
- I have no advise for you though I did have friends who did this and it was a hard start but turned out to be a blessing. I just wanted to say thank you for having such...
- We also had one bio child, and couldn't have anymore, so we choose to adopted. We adopted the most beautiful little girl almost two years ago and had a great experien...
What Is the Adoption Process like for Those Who Are Familiar with It?
Asked by J.T. from Philadelphia
on December 3, 2011
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Hello Everyone,
My husband and I have been considering adopting a child for the past year. We currently have 2 children(birth children), and would love to help a c...
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- You have a couple of options. The first is private adoption through a private adoption agency which can either be domestic or international. Private domestic adoption ...
- It depends on the state but my brother and his wife were going to adopt from overseas. No matter where the adoption came from, in their state they had to come up with ...
- That is great. A few years ago, my sister adopted an 11 year old girl. Go to new jersey's website and search for adoptions. They will have some of the information y...
Question About Adoption
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on August 6, 2011
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hello ladies, how are we all on this saturday evening??? so, i have always wanted to adopt a child. we have been blessed with 3 wonderful sons. i would like to someday...
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- I live in MO and have adopted. There are several types. You can foster/adopt from Missouri Division of Family Services, and this is for free. You don't pay anything...
- My parents gave me no indication that it cost a lot, nor did are one friend who adopted. I never actually asked them how much cause it would have been kinda awkward j...
- Yeah I think it may vary between states. What I'd do is try to look up info online or contact an adoption agency or attorney that specializes in adoption to find out t...
Adoption Advice
Asked by V.K. from Wichita Falls
on April 19, 2009
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Hello Moms! Let me start by saying that we have a beautiful almost 7 year old daughter that came to our family by the way of adoption so we are familiar with the whol...
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- Just be prepared to possibly have some problems for awhile. A toddler may of been in afoster home or several, had issues with real parents and then been taken away etc...
- V., You have gotten many replies with good advice. I just wanted to add that we, too, are in the process of adopting a toddler, who is part of a sibling group t...
- try www.pathway.org that is the agency we are using to foster to adopt. They are great!
Adoption Questions
Asked by L.P. from Terre Haute
on October 16, 2007
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I'm considering adopting a child and it would be a single mother adoption. I would love to receive advice from others who have adopted, either individually or as a co...
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- Hi L., I myself have never adopted so I don't realy have any information for that. However I am a single mom of 3 children. and until my oldest daughter was 8 I was...
- I am a single mom. I had my daughter in Jan. It is hard, but it is definitely worth it. I work full time and take her to daycare. Which is 200 a week. I am sure you co...
- I am not single, but like someone else said, marriage brings problems, too. I have always wanted kids, so I understand why you are thinking of adoption. We talked abou...
Attempt to Adopt a Small Dog
Asked by J.G. from Knoxville
on November 6, 2007
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After studying many breeds of dogs and comparing their temperments / personalities / grooming needs / etc., we decided a small, non-shedding dog would best suit our fa...
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- We just got a Bishone Frise. He is about 16 weeks old now and is GREAT with our 4 children ranging from 3 years to 9 years! I reccommend this breed if you are going to...
- You might want to try looking into a medium sized dog. There are a lot of reasons why small dogs arent adopted to families with small children. And biting isnt the onl...
- I used to work in rescue with pugs and we were very cautious adopting them out. I have a maltese and first off there is shedding to her not near as bad as a pug but t...
Thinking About Adoption
Asked by J.P. from Lakeland
on August 14, 2008
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This is really hard for me to even ask or think about this, but My husband and I are thinking about adoption. I am 28 weeks pregnant. I lost my job and times are rough...
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- J., I understand the difficult decision and the heart break it involves. What you are not being credit for is that giving up a child so they may have a better life ...
- Hi J.! Now does not sound like a time when you should be considering adding another to the growing family. I would think that it would be best for you & your Husba...
- J., I know this is an extremely difficult decision...as it should be, and I know you are already thinking about the gravity making such a huge decision would make ...
Help. Our 3 Year Old Wakes up Every Night at Either 12, 2 or 5 Am!
Asked by E.L. from Syracuse
on February 14, 2008
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Hi. I am at wits end. Our 3 year old wakes up EVERY night and will not go back to sleep unless someone sleeps with her. We have tried the 'crying it out' deal but she...
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- You may think I'm nuts BUT I've seen this before..... Adopted from China? Extra shots? Lots of shots at a time? Most shots still have thimerosol in them. Your regu...
- I am a proud mother of my 7 year old, I can say that I've been in your shoes. My lil one was the same way, I can try to say here are a few things that you may want t...
- Hi E., My 4 year old has been having the same separation issue. We are going on our fifth night of him sleeping in his own room. On the first night, I laid with him i...
Adoption Questions
Asked by S.S. from Seattle
on February 27, 2009
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So My Brother in law was talking to me the other day and is Ex-girlfriend is due with his baby any day now. She has just informed him that she is giving the baby up fo...
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- I believe in every state there is a time frame that the father can speak up and take custody of the child and refuse to allow the adoption. Have him check with a famil...
- in most states the father has rights too he should get ahold of child welfair or state adoption and contest it. as father he does have rights mom is not the only one s...
- He needs to get a family law attorney to start a legal action right away. Paternity testing can be done on the baby as soon as its born and then he will have a legal r...
Adoption
Asked by K.B. from Washington DC
on October 13, 2010
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We have had the little guy since he was 9 weeks . He is going to be 3 . We have known his father since 2nd grade. The mothers rights have been terminated and the fathe...
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- We have "Gotcha Day" at our house. We celebrate on the day Judge Finifter signed the papers with family and VERY close friends (not a big shindig) to make it somethin...
- Your child is young as are those of other responders, and you seem to be saying you have just technically finalized the adoption process, so a small very close friends...
- i would simply tell him that sometimes the stork gets the wrong address the first time. i like the forever home theme. my mother was adopted K. h
