| As a mother of six adopted children (both
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| | dog down there. She never even went into
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| babies and older children) I know how
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| | the basement! You will want to know what
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| confusing adoption can be, and how many
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| | to expect from the home study.
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| questions you might have. It is like
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| | If you are considering adopting older
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| taking on an entirely new journey with no
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| | children, you must realize this is an
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| one to show you. the way You are
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| | entirely different situation than
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| excited, but anxious and apprehensive as
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| | adopting a baby. I noticed my girls
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| to what is coming next.
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| | (three of them) had some antagonism
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| You need information first on where to
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| | toward me, which was lacking in the boys.
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| go. There are many agencies across the
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| | The adoption worker told me that this is
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| country , and some even cover
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| | very common. Possibly because boys lack
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| international adoptions. We got three of
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| | the "maternal instinct" and don't feel as
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| our children from the state adoption
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| | strongly as girls do about their mothers'
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| agency in Massachusetts and two from the
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| | having placed them for adoption. So they
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| Catholic Charitable Bureau. You want to
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| | have less resentment toward the "mother
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| find out what agency you should go to.
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| | figure" in their new family.
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| Some charge more than others, promise you
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| | If you are interested in international
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| the world, and put you through a third
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| | adoptions, chances are you will have more
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| degree. You don't want to have to put up
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| | questions, including travel requirements,
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| with the added aggravation, so agency
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| | what to pack, exactly what this "journey
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| selection is important. You want to be
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| | of a lifetime" requires. An experienced
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| able to evaluate different agencies, and
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| | agency should know what to tell you in
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| make your own decisions. You want to find
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| | this regard.
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| the states with agencies which are the
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| | I often thought it would be nice to have
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| most "adoption friendly".
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| | someone leading us by the hand. Someone
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| You need to understand the application
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| | who has "been there and done that",
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| process, and how the home study works. I
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| | combined with other professionals who
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| remember the first home study we had, we
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| | could answer all of our questions.
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| had a small house with a basement which
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| | Wouldn't it be great to have a network so
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| was prone to flooding. The day before it
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| | you wouldn't feel so isolated? Our first
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| had rained continually, so the basement
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| | adopted child was a five months old boy,
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| was covered with water. We thought we
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| | and we waited nine months for him. (I
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| would never pass the home study under
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| | couldn't have done better myself!)
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| those conditions! We borrowed two or
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| | The very best of luck in your adoption
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| three fans and let them run all night,
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| | journey. It is an experience like no
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| hoping against hope the basement would
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| | other, and I am so glad I completed that
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| dry out. Luckily the home study worker
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| | journey six times!
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| was afraid of dogs, and we had put our
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