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Adoption Advice
We have seven biological children and have adopted three through the foster care system. We are foster parents. One of our adopted children was two and a ...
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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!
Foster/Adoptive Mom Issues with Birth Mom
The idea of remaining a foster parent is not an option. If you have any clue about the foster system this is an infant and he is welcomed in a number of ...
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- No you are not being too harsh. You baby is lucky to have a mom that will protect him! Does your child have an Attorney Ad Leitem? Or even a GAL (Guardian ad Leitem...
- What a tough place for that little boy! So lucky he has you to step up and advocate for him! My oldest son (my step, that is) was raised primarily by his father from s...
- I disagree you should consider being a foster mother. My grandmother raised me from the time i was 5 because my mother left. She was my "legal guardian" but was adv...
Somewhat Strange Request
I saw that you have foster children and a daycare. My husband and I are foster parents. I was so excited when I read that you are a foster parent that lives ...
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- Hi, It's so nice to know there are other mothers that like Harry Potter! I love the books and I am excited about the new book coming out in July.
- Hi! There are other Harry Potter fans out here. My best friend and I are really big fans. I live in NW OKC too. Anyway, just wanted to let you know if you wanted t...
- Hello B.! I am not responding to you about Harry Potter. I saw that you have foster children and a daycare. My husband and I are foster parents. I was so excited w...
Question About Preadoption Homestudy
I am a foster parent and we are currently doing the home study to adopt one of our kiddos. Since we already did the classes for foster care, our home study ...
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- Hello A.. I'm an adoption specialist so I can answer this question for you. You definitely need to have a home study done before you can qualify to adopt a child. I...
- You have gotten tons of great and accurate information about the home study process, so there's not much I can add. I do want to encourage you about adoption. As ano...
- I don't know about other states, but in Kansas you start by taking the PS-MAPP class for foster parents, and they will answer most of your questions. My husband and I...
One Child Family
I believe in miracles adoption or foster parenting can be a real blessing Foster parenting might allow you to be a stay at home Mama Foster parents receive ...
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- I don't know a lot about only children, I was raised with my sister and brother. However, my 3 cousins lived next door and we all (6 of us) say that we have 2 real si...
- Your daughter has cousins which makes a huge difference. I'm an only and didn't have any cousins until I was 12 (a little late). Encourage lots of interaction with t...
- Hi, I went through invetro and have a beautiful 4 year old boy. He will probably be our only child. We are lucky he has cousins his own age to play with. He soends the...
Adoption
Do you want a newborn, or would you be willing to adopt a child in foster care whose parents rights were terminated and they are waiting for someone to ...
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- Hi T.. There is a very good adoption agency right here in Midland. The organization is called Adoption Option Inc. and you can read about the organization and get th...
- My friend, Amy Zauel, works for Family Adoption Consultants. Their website is http://www.facadopt.org/ Amy is super wonderful and their agency is very effective and ...
- My mother and my aunt were both adopted through wayne county catholic services. They both applied for passports recently and WCCS worked wonders with helping them get...
Licensed Day Care or Not
I am a foster parent have a back ground check done and visits from the social worker I love kids but don't feel that having 6-10 kids is whats best for a ...
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- Hi C., I am a licensed daycare. The benefit of a licensed daycare is know that the provider has been through a Child Abuse index investigation, and has been finger pri...
- I am also a daycare provider for 25yrs. I think licensing is to protect the children from anyone that has contact with them,they should have a criminal clearance. I d...
- I also take care of one family at a time for extra money I am NOT licensed only because I don't have the time to go throught the hassel. You don't have to be licensed ...
Adoption
We became foster parents in 1998 with the hope of adopting,we dreamed of a very large family.We have had more than 50 children come and go from our home ...
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- Hi I am responding to you because my husband and I have been in the same boat.We also have been diagnosed as infertile,we have struggled with fertility treatments,etc....
- My husband and I adopted through the Texas Children Protective Services. We have been blessed with 2 girls (sisters), at the time their ages were 5 and 6. We started t...
- I just wanted to tell you that I think that adopting is awesome, especially when you are infertile. My best friend of 10 years, was adopted at birth, and his mother i...
Gift Ideas Needed for 60Th Birthday
This couple have just celebrated 25 years as foster parents and have had over 150 kids in their home during that time. Wonderful people. ...
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- Hello K., Because I enjoy making personalized gifts and most my customers order items for special events such as this 60th birthday, I thought I would send you a co...
- Gift card, shrub,i like the picture idea,put together a spring/summer basket with a hat and sunscreen, hand balm, bug spray or you can come up with something, just thi...
- I am an independant business owner for a business that sells these great gift albums/cards. The reason that I became this was because I was buying so many of the gift...
Anyone Have Advice or Knowledge of Adoption?
My husband and I are 1 month away from finalizing our adoption of our foster son . We became licensed foster parents and shortly thereafter received the call ...
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- Good Morning A., what an awesome desire you have!! Wonderful information you have been given by the first two mom's also. CPC is one of the most caring places a fami...
- Good Morning A., There is a fabulous organization right there in Olathe called TLC for Children and Families. Their website is www.kidstlc.org. I can get you in t...
- In our extended circle of family & friends, we have several children adopted from all over the world...including here in the USA. The fees ranged from $2000 to almost...
