My journey through the adoption process
This past June, TIME wrote an article called "The Baby Brokers: Inside America’s Murky Private-Adoption Industry". I wish I could say I was surprised by it, but instead I kept finding myself saying "Yup! Uh-huh." The Utah agency mentioned in the article, yup, that's one of the many I was signed up with. Paying extra... Continue Reading →
Today is day 880 that little man has been in foster care and day 878 with me. This afternoon I got a call from little man's attorney and she had some great news. The court has rejected the bio-mom's appeal because she has no grounds for it. A third party lawyer reviewed the case and... Continue Reading →
I don't know where to start with this post so I'm going to type and see what shows up here. February 4th, 2021 we had a court hearing to terminate the parental rights. To our surprise, the bio-mom agreed to the termination and her lawyer stated for her that it was in the best interest... Continue Reading →
I recently heard the phrase "I have a rubber arse" and died laughing, followed by...what? The man went on to say that he keeps getting knocked down but bounces back...every time. If you know of my adoption journey over the last 5+ years, you know that I too have a rubber arse. I've also worn... Continue Reading →
February 23, 2019 I was on my way to the peninsula for an appointment when I got a call from the emergency placement team at Social Services. For some reason I decided to pick up the phone. They had a little boy that was 2 days old (for some reason I heard 2 months old...do'h!)... Continue Reading →
