We thought of fostering, but knew we would be so heartbroken if the baby was taken away. Our decision was for adoption. Going into any adoption situation we knew risk were involved, however we thought that after 30 days (in Maryland) that this would be over. How wrong we were. It seems so simple when reading on the adoption procedures, until you actually live it. I know fostering a child you can expect they will do everything to re-unite that child with their biological parents or biological family. We knew we could never prepare ourselves for the heartache of losing a child. The hardest part to understand is why a biological parent would allow this to continue, and to not do nothing and still have their rights. I can't understand why they would want to put a child through months or years of being with a family just to pull them away. I try so hard to think how they feel or what their reasoning is for not signing off, but yet not doing anything, and I just do not get it.
