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Home Study: Joint Interview

Today we had part one of our foster care home study (the joint interview). You always hear people say it’s not as bad as you think it will be and … it wasn’t. Our adoption worker cam… more →

Parents of Color Seek Newborn to Adopt

The excitement of being picked — 1 comment

swopeparente wrote 1 week ago: Sometimes the little thrills balance out even the biggest challenges, which in writing include long … more →

Tags: book signing, Creative Writing, readers, Reading, Senior Living, Twist of Fate, Writing Books

Home Study: Joint Interview — 4 comments

Bigger Than Your Block wrote 2 months ago: Today we had part one of our foster care home study (the joint interview). You always hear people sa … more →

Tags: county adoption, Social Workers, Adoption, Foster Care, Home Study

Foster Care, Santa Claus and Lies — 5 comments

Bigger Than Your Block wrote 5 months ago: There is no way that I can adopt a kid from foster care that is old enough to talk. I was just on th … more →

Tags: county adoption, Adoption, Foster Care, Santa (Claus), lie

Concurrent Planning or Adoptive Home? — 7 comments

Bigger Than Your Block wrote 6 months ago: We’re adopting from foster care and we’re going to have to decide whether we want  to be … more →

Tags: county adoption, Adoption, Foster Care, concurrent planning, too old

Keep It 100 ... Well, Maybe 95

Bigger Than Your Block wrote 7 months ago: I have nothing to add to the great way this birth mom, or “tummy mummy” as she calls her … more →

Tags: Nerves, birth parents, Parenting, Open Adoption

Just Realized That We're Not Married — 5 comments

Bigger Than Your Block wrote 9 months ago: So …. I just realized that my partner and I aren’t actually married. I never think about … more →

Tags: county adoption, birth parents, community, adopt, married, Not, legally, single, parent

My Husband Made Me Awesome-er

Bigger Than Your Block wrote 12 months ago: I’m not a really big gusher, but this morning I realized (again) what a gem I have in my partn … more →

Tags: Fatherhood, Partner, relationship, Awesome

First Interview for Foster-Adopt

Bigger Than Your Block wrote 1 year ago: Guess what?! We just got our letter inviting us to an initial foster-adopt interview! Yay! The lette … more →

Tags: Nerves, foster adopt, Interview

Maybe It Won't Happen

Bigger Than Your Block wrote 1 year ago: I just ran across this article on AdoptiveFamiliesCircle.com. It talks about how people tell you tha … more →

Tags: Nerves, Adoption, not picked, Truth

Non Believers and Adoption — 6 comments

Bigger Than Your Block wrote 1 year ago: Would you let these people adopt your kid? There are several reasons why I think we won’t be c … more →

Tags: Adoption, Atheism, non-believer

Letting Other People Pick You... Not the best idea — 1 comment

kellilawless wrote 4 years ago: Do you find yourself “falling for” the first person to show you interest? It seems that … more →

Tags: Dating, Relationship Advice, finding a date, Keeping a Date, Advice for Girls, Advice for Guys, Relationships, Goals, Advice


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