[mglv]

Hi Ladies - sure, I'll help you as much as I can, this is all so new to me - right now it's fun because it's busy with paperwork and stuff, but I know the hard part has yet to come. We have required reading for our agency and the books have been pretty good. One I found to be the best is one they didn't recommendbut I just found it in a bookstore. It's called secret thoughs of an adoptive mother. It's very very good! I started it last night and was crying at the chapter when the baby was born!

The ones on our required reading were Adopting after Infertility, Dear Birthmother The Open Adoption Experience (not sure of title on the last one). I finished the first, and am mid-way through the second. It's interesting though because alot of thoughts in the book are so far behind in the times and NOT what we were thinking. They explore myths of adoption - for example - like how all birthmothers are uncaring, drug-addict, selfish people. Very old stereotypes that I didn't think people really thought of today. I guess it's reassurance that we don't feel this way, but it's mindboggling that there's even a book about it.

Sorry to ramble, but maybe while you check out agencies you can read some of these books - apparently they are on most agency's required reading list.

ScooterLV, let us know how the CC works out. Though I have heard very good things through friends about facilitators.