[sfbaymom2000]

Hi,

I have two questions about receiving "the call" that you have been matched with a child for a fost/adopt placement.

1. This may be silly...but do these calls only come during business hours? I know people doing regular and/or emergency foster care can get call about placements at any time of the day or night. But I am guessing that, since moving a child from a foster home to a fost/adopt home is not usually urgent, the social workers would call Mon-Fri, 9-5? I know it doesn't really matter much. Just that since I am thinking about it (getting matched) so much, that I guess I could at least I could relax more on weekends knowing that there was no chance I'd get a call until Monday. Of course, I would be thrilled to hear that we were matched at any time of the day or night!

2. A friend who is adopting told me to ask how many other families are being considered when we get a call about a child. She was disappointed that children they had been contacted about ended up going to other families. I brought this up to my SW, who said that if we got a call, that would mean we had been chosen...unless she needed to call to clarify something before submitting our homestudy. Can anyone shed any light on this? I don't want to get my hopes up too much if/when we get a call if others are still being considered as well.

Thanks!
Lynn