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NDN,
I'm in Texas and the homestudy is not as bad as everyone seems to think. They just come to your house and speak to you about your family, about your childhood, your views on different things, etc. They look at your house to see if you have enough room for children, if the house is childproofed. They don't usually look in every closet, cabinet, etc. to see if you are a great housekeeper...they just check for basic things like running water, toilet facilities, safety issues. You have to have those plastic wall plug inserts that keep kids from sticking their fingers in electrical outlets, have to have fire alarms in each bedroom, a fire extinguisher, locks on the cabinets which contain household cleaning products, locked boxes for medicine (1 for refrigerated meds and one for just your everyday meds like aspirin, vitamins, etc.).
It was much scarier before she arrived and I was relieved after it was over, but it was no big deal. She also visited me once at work for the second half of the study where we discussed my views on disciplining children, what type of children I was willing to accept, etc.
Relax it's not so bad...Good luck to you.
Sasha
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