Sun Sprite
December 1st, 2007, 09:15 AM
is my own two kids!
I am just in the mood to sing silly songs to little ones.
My adoption journey started 16 years ago, when I was 18, and realized I would never be able to give birth to kids of my own.
I thought I did everyhing right: Stayed in college, studied child and family developement, psychology, abnormal psychology, and even social work. I also tried to find a suitable husband to be a good father to an adopted child. (The first two were failures). Then I tried to find a reliable job that would pay enough to have a home for a child.
Here I am 16 years later, with nothing to show. My husband and I have started the process twice, and were turned down the first time immediately because we were not married (or was it because he is in the military?) They never gave us a Real reason.
This time, they just never bothered to finish the homestudy, until the case was handed to someone else, who decided she wanted to find out why it was stalled. It is still stalled, but at least it is moveing! Will we even know by Christmas if we will be approved? We started the initial paperwork in March!
At this point, and especially since my hubby is older than me, we won't be adopting kids. We will be adopting grandkids!
Still, I want a little one to sing silly songs to, and tell silly stories to. Kid smiles and laughter make me smile.
Back to the original song (which was a kids song about teeth)
All I want for Christmas is my own two kids!
I'd settle for one, or even haveing the approval letter in my hands!
I am just in the mood to sing silly songs to little ones.
My adoption journey started 16 years ago, when I was 18, and realized I would never be able to give birth to kids of my own.
I thought I did everyhing right: Stayed in college, studied child and family developement, psychology, abnormal psychology, and even social work. I also tried to find a suitable husband to be a good father to an adopted child. (The first two were failures). Then I tried to find a reliable job that would pay enough to have a home for a child.
Here I am 16 years later, with nothing to show. My husband and I have started the process twice, and were turned down the first time immediately because we were not married (or was it because he is in the military?) They never gave us a Real reason.
This time, they just never bothered to finish the homestudy, until the case was handed to someone else, who decided she wanted to find out why it was stalled. It is still stalled, but at least it is moveing! Will we even know by Christmas if we will be approved? We started the initial paperwork in March!
At this point, and especially since my hubby is older than me, we won't be adopting kids. We will be adopting grandkids!
Still, I want a little one to sing silly songs to, and tell silly stories to. Kid smiles and laughter make me smile.
Back to the original song (which was a kids song about teeth)
All I want for Christmas is my own two kids!
I'd settle for one, or even haveing the approval letter in my hands!