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DianeS.....
Yes, that does make sense to me. I'm curious what county you are working with. In Jefferson County, there are TONS of kids who meet your exact criteria, who are either in foster care waiting to go through TPR, or legally free kids. There is an over abundance of them.
We already have the sibling group picked out that we want, but our caseworker won't let us have them, even to FOSTER, until our first son's finalization. It makes me so mad to think that they are in need of a home, but they won't let us even foster them until November. What difference does it make that they are in our home as foster kids or as kids we would adopt?? It would just be one less move for them after they become legally free and less time in foster care. The system baffles me sometimes.
We fost/adopted our son from seven months, he's 13 months now, so I can't understand where adding a few more to the fold would matter much. They said they want him to have ample time to adjust. Adjust? He isn't an older child, so to speak, he doesn't have any memory of his foster care experience. We are the only family he's known.
We had to wait for an employer to get a document back too. Although we were just about done with our homestudy and it came in. I would keep bugging them about it.
I know you hear bad stories about fost/adopt, but I think it's great, and I know you will find the children that were meant to be with you. It's a bit nervewracking waiting for termination and everything to be done, but it's worth it.
Liz
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