tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92098626124434435.post6076693881994023664..comments2023-04-30T08:40:38.980-05:00Comments on Cautionary Talespin: It's A Beautiful Monday Folks!Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607972033016768862noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92098626124434435.post-21183141429750942942009-06-16T23:54:47.466-05:002009-06-16T23:54:47.466-05:00Wow! What an angel you are! I would love to hear w...Wow! What an angel you are! I would love to hear what decision you made...Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317389855681798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92098626124434435.post-2383008070368429412009-06-07T10:38:10.168-05:002009-06-07T10:38:10.168-05:00I have no stories but would feel the same in your ...I have no stories but would feel the same in your sitch. I'd take in half my neighborhood if we could. Good luck and keep us posted.heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413886314215834748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92098626124434435.post-19766613774890484792009-06-05T02:45:43.896-05:002009-06-05T02:45:43.896-05:00I agree with Susan, bless you both for being so aw...I agree with Susan, bless you both for being so awesome! with that being said I don't have any stories or suggestions but it sounds like you are on the right track and have a game plan that sounds perfect for me!Bon Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178535331269133985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92098626124434435.post-38316869917014856132009-06-02T20:48:44.481-05:002009-06-02T20:48:44.481-05:00Holy serious question for blogworld!!! Don't ...Holy serious question for blogworld!!! Don't read my recent post about my kid who's literally driving me nuts these days!!!<br /><br />By the way, you are special people.<br /><br />And that is, no matter what your decision turns out to be. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974251468371326729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92098626124434435.post-8133136315871650362009-06-01T17:34:21.926-05:002009-06-01T17:34:21.926-05:00My first thought on the adoption...
Did she conti...My first thought on the adoption...<br /><br />Did she continue her party girl lifestyle into the pregnancy? My brother has a little boy with FAS and he's cute as can be but definitely has alot of issues...of course I'm sure you know you run that risk when you adopt. <br /><br />Sounds to me like you and andy have very big hearts and you will know what's right.~~Mel~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02920882711273956385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92098626124434435.post-3593375145546029972009-06-01T12:39:22.395-05:002009-06-01T12:39:22.395-05:00Oh boy.
Where do you live? You can email me at ...Oh boy. <br />Where do you live? You can email me at thatsbaloney@gmail.com if you want to.<br />Our littlest is adopted but we got him at birth. We went through a Christian ministry here called CPO - www.crisispregnancyoutreach.org. The adoptive parents that I know of who brought toddlers in to their lives had a different kind of adjustment than an adoption like ours. They do only open adoption.<br />In our case, Jacob's birth mother decided to never meet us. Same for his birth father.<br />Other families do well to stay in contact at varying levels. <br />You HAVE to find the dad and get him to sign off. If you don't know him or can't find him you have to hire a PI to look (that's in Okla. at least) and it prolongs your adoption. You would need birthmom to go to the judge and give up her rights also. You also have to have a lawyer (obviously).<br />If everyone does what they are supposed to then your main cost is lawyer fees. If they don't, the price goes up.<br />It may take a little more effort on your part to take in a 1 year old but I can't imagine he won't be worth it. He needs a home and parents who love him.ThatsBaloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518203980804301410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92098626124434435.post-50455963261895356442009-06-01T11:11:53.801-05:002009-06-01T11:11:53.801-05:00I'd say go for it. We adopted our neice almost 6 y...I'd say go for it. We adopted our neice almost 6 years ago. Her mother has 5 children, custody of none of them... the 2 older ones live with their father as do the 2 younger ones, but the one we adopted her father was/still is in jail and had already waived his parental rights. Unfortunately, her mother had already waived her parental rights, so our neice was a ward of the state and we had to go through the entire adoption process. If this mother still has her rights intact it can be a relatively simple process - I believe she can just sign parental rights over to you. But I would totally seek legal counsel to make sure that it goes down how you want it with the visitation and issues with the father.LazyCrazyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714790283824355505noreply@blogger.com