Originally Posted By
Kitty
I'll be short and sweet here as I would like to get some responses from all of you wise, experienced, worldly adoption addicts as soon as possible!
Hubby and I are looking to adopt 2 sisters who are 11 and 12. I talked to their CW 2 weeks ago and she said that she would have their foster mom contact me to give me even more information on the girls. The younger girl (according to the SW and their file) is an easy-going, very sweet child. The older sister is having a really difficult time with being away from their mom (mom never said good-bye, etc, etc. It's that same kind of crap that drives all of us nuts!). The older sister was having too many problems so she is presently in a residential home. Apparently she is doing better. There weren't any problems there that we couldn't handle and help her through.
It had been 2 weeks and I hadn't heard anything. I left a message for their SW today and she called back when I wasn't home (of course!) and said that she was so glad that I had called. She had told the foster mom that I would be calling, she gave me the foster mom's number, and then said (YIKES, YIKES) that she is in the process of setting adoption committee and is just waiting for the exact date! OK, I'm assuming that means that we're going to committee, right? If that's the case, I want to be good darn and ready for it!!
I have a list of questions to ask the foster mom, but I wanted to get your input! If anyone has any advice, please lay it on me! I'm kind of freaking out right now... In a good way, of course.
Your humble student,
Kitty