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Thanks, everyone. I appreciate the responses.
There are certain needs I know we could handle. Learning disabilities, minor physical needs...basically anything that would not impact our son in a negative way or make it so that we were unable to function as a normal family. My husband had a younger sister would was severly physically and mentally challenged, and the responsibilites it (well, his mother) placed on him as a young child were so overwhelming, he still sees a therapist. But, I certainly don't expect any child forced from his first parents to be perfectly adjusted.
The sexual abuse thing is my hang up. Without going into detail, I was molested as a kid, and I did act out sexually without knowing it was inappropriate. If anyone noticed it, they didn't say anything...so I know things can happen without adults being any the wiser. It's very scary to me. I guess maybe that puts me in a good position to help, but I'm afraid it also might put me a little too close to the situation to be rational.
I'm going to talk to my husband. We are exploring a variety of options, so hopefully we'll move in some direction soon enough.
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