The other day I was in the store and overheard a
conversation between 2 women in their 60’s.
One of the ladies said, “I’m so ready for grandkids and I don’t think my
kids are ever gonna give me any! Maybe I
should just adopt a little kid!”
Adoption. Such a
simple word to say.
“You can’t have any biological children? Just adopt!”
“I know so and so who adopted a child.”
“My mother was adopted.”
“I’d like to adopt some day.”
It seems so simple when put in those sentences. Let me tell you….it’s NOT simple! Adoption is HARD. It wears a person down. I’m not talking about the stacks of paperwork
and home study and home inspections and that stuff. Yes, that took a lot of work….but at that
point in the process you’re excited and hopeful that once you get all the
“stuff” turned in to your agency you’ll be matched with a child! Oh, you know that the average wait time is 2
years….but since you don’t have a gender or race preference you assume you’ll
have placement faster than “average”.
You don’t understand how many variables there are and how many things
can happen along the way.“I know so and so who adopted a child.”
“My mother was adopted.”
“I’d like to adopt some day.”
Today (May 1, 2012) has been 929 days (2 years 199 days) since we began the adoption process. In my wildest dreams I never would’ve thought that we’d still be waiting. For the most part we have been waiting without any action at all; however, there have been a few times that we got our hopes up only to have them dashed.
**If you're just now joining us in our adoption journey...make sure you use the links on the right side of the blog to start at the beginning of our story...Answering His Call**
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