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This is such a great thread. I am a soon to be adoptive mom to 2 boys ages 12 & 9.
I have a question that I am struggling with. So far the boys have been calling us Mr D and Mrs. K. I would like for them to start calling us mom and dad, but I want to be sensative to their feelings for their mom and dad. To be fair I haven't brought it up to them yet, but am trying to figure out how to bring it up.
We know that they want to keep their last names when we finalize, I am hoping that we can convince them to hyphante their last names.
Did you feel it a betrayal of calling your adoptive parents "mom" and "dad"? Should we suggest alternatives? If so, like what, ma and pa? I really don't like ma.
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SquirlyGirl from AR
Foster/Adopt through DHS
10/05 Finished submitting paperwork
10/06 Homestudy finally finished
10/06 Matched with Z age 12 & D age 9
11/0 6Started visits
12/06 Z&D moved in
6/07 First court date finalization pushed back
10/07 on schedule to finalize adoption
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