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Do we tell bio parents the new names of the kids??

Hi all, We are in the last steps to adopt our 3 babies from foster care. (Adoption date is July 22) We are trying to have a some what open…
- Posted by Amber to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on May 22, 2013 at 2:46pm | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Naming Older Kids

I am still waiting for my child to come along through foster care. I’ve heard for the most part that it’s not a good idea to change an older child’s…
- Posted by waitwithhope to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on May 21, 2013 at 11:27pm | 9 Comments | Post a reply
so stressed

so we got a call For baby last week. then were told we need to get another lead paint inspection. I call to get an appointment and find out we…
- Posted by diane0001 to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on May 21, 2013 at 10:55pm | 8 Comments | Post a reply
No Longer Waiting !!

We’re delighted to have been matched with the two children we are in the process of adopting now… and can’t wait till they move in for good in two more…
- Posted by VintageMom to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on May 16, 2013 at 3:54am | 8 Comments | Post a reply
Not sure where to start?

My husband and I are finally starting our adoption process! We decided on foster/adopt, we live in PA and I’m not sure exactly where to start. We’ve requested some information…
- Posted by MsPennyLane to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on May 16, 2013 at 1:52am | 4 Comments | Post a reply
breathe in and breathe out

I thought that everything was going swimmingly. Our homestudy was done, all paperwork submitted and being processed. Then the MO DFS worker stated that she wanted some changes last month…
- Posted by Aiken to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on May 15, 2013 at 7:33pm | 3 Comments | Post a reply
breathe in and breathe out

I thought that everything was going swimmingly. Our homestudy was done, all paperwork submitted and being processed. Then the MO DFS worker stated that she wanted some changes last month…
- Posted by Aiken to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on May 15, 2013 at 7:32pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Concurrent Placements

Does anyone have experience with this in foster to adopt? We are in California and are awaiting our finalization of being approved to adopt (hopefully by the end of summer). …
- Posted by mumstheword to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on May 10, 2013 at 8:43pm | 4 Comments | Post a reply
I received some great news yesterday!!!

My husband and I are going to be fostering a baby girl soon. I am a teacher so I have wait about a month to get her but I will…
- Posted by diane0001 to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on May 09, 2013 at 10:42am | 16 Comments | Post a reply
Hoping for my first Mother's Day this year

After a heart-breaking disruption of our first newborn placement, we have been matched for foster-adoption with a preemie in the NICU. The PR (permanent residency) unit says she has no…
- Posted by mrm1664 to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on Apr 29, 2013 at 3:21pm | 10 Comments | Post a reply
Starting to look a children's profiles- need advice

We had our last homestudy visit and are now able to get some information on kids which is very exciting. One child we are considering has a history of sexual…
- Posted by Slwwilson to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on Apr 26, 2013 at 7:43pm | 6 Comments | Post a reply
Bright Sweet Haitian Teenage Boy Abandoned in US - Needs Family

I received an email through a series of good friends that was sent originally by a UU minister. She is providing temporary home to a 13 Y.O. Haitian teen. The…
- Posted by Happy Camper to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on Apr 26, 2013 at 2:42am | 11 Comments | Post a reply
Not so good news

Last night was our first training class for fostering. At the end of the class, I stayed to ask the instructor some questions. Long story short, I have a licensed…
- Posted by JKMA07 to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on Apr 25, 2013 at 5:34pm | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Heartache after unsuccessful staffing

We just participated in our first staffing call yesterday. Three families were being considered for three children in the Houston area and our caseworker from the agency presented on our…
- Posted by WhitneyM to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on Apr 19, 2013 at 2:56pm | 6 Comments | Post a reply
Room Sharing

I was wondering about the age for children sharing rooms. My home is approve for 2 children I have a 2 bedroom apartment (including mine) I have been seeing a…
- Posted by ashk to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on Apr 18, 2013 at 8:01pm | 6 Comments | Post a reply
How to tell our daughter we are adopting

Hi! My husband and I are getting close to finishing our homestudy! Hopefully completed in June. We have only told a limited number of people and haven’t told our 5…
- Posted by mrsguerrero to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on Apr 17, 2013 at 7:01pm | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Those "Please adopt this kid" type segments

I live in the St Louis Area and our Channel 5 has a program called “A Place to Call Home” and it profiles a child or sibling group available for…
- Posted by Aiken to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on Apr 16, 2013 at 3:39am | 11 Comments | Post a reply
Needing to Vent

so… we went through PATH training with our local DCS and finished training in January 2013…. They told us that they only had 90 days to complete our homestudy or…
- Posted by KatieL to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on Apr 15, 2013 at 12:21am | 13 Comments | Post a reply
County or Agency

Hi! My husband and I are preparing to send our paperwork in to foster to adopt. I have several questions that I can’t seem to get answered, or if I…
- Posted by JKMA07 to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on Apr 12, 2013 at 1:20am | 18 Comments | Post a reply
One of my worst traits is impatience...

and adoption brings out the worst of mine. We should be certified foster parents by now or close. We have been done with all the classes for months. We finished…
- Posted by Aiken to U.S. Foster Adoption Waiting on Apr 08, 2013 at 11:29pm | 13 Comments | Post a reply