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You will pass with flying colors!
Hi Laura,
Just a note of reassurance to say that you have NOTHING to worry about! I did a stint for a year serving on the board of the homestudy agency that helped me with my first adoption and really came to understand that they truly want to approve you. They are looking for reasons to say "yes" rather than the other way around. The director of the agency said something like: "We don't look for folks who will be perfect parents, we look for folks who will be good enough parents!"
I adopted my 2nd daughter from Guatemala last year and on the first home visit from a new social worker I'd never met before both children whined and cried for most of the visit. The SW asked at one point if I wanted to reschedule. I was sure I was getting all kinds of black marks. (As an aside, my older daughter ended up at the emergency room later that night with an ear infection which then explained why she was so inconsolable!) Anyway, I seemed to pass the Mom test ok and got a favorable report in the end.
I know you and your DH will do great. All of your posts about the journey of attachment with Sabrina is such a testament to what wonderful parents you are...and will be to the next sweetie pie on his way to your family!
Best wishes!
Liz
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