[hoppiebarker]

Hi,
I guess I'm not up on the foster/adopt issue on this forum! I can only say positives. We did foster care for many years and decided to adopt.The first positive is that you already have that child in your home and know the back ground, issues,health concerns, subsidy,workers,teachers, etc. to be able to make the decision if this is right for you and your family v.s. adoption usually there are only a few visits and before you meet the child you have to be pretty open to commitment for the childs sake.Also, foster parents have first rights to adopt or not. We adopted a foster child and it was so much simpler than our other adoption.
"Relax" and Good Luck!