[Jenniferk]

I am checking this Forum all the time for new posts......I am at work doing this all the time and I can't stop, lol. My husband and I live in NJ. We have one son through an open adoption, he is now 2 1/2. All I can thing about is going it again!!! I think we are going to try finding our oun birthmother for a while, if that doesn't work, we will go with Spence Chapin agency. Spence Chapin is where who we adopted our son with. Maybe we will look into adoption ads......I don't know. I know I want a domestic open adoption. Anyway, if anyone feels like talking.......pm me. Thanks,
Jen

[mj77]

You aren't the first person to admit you are addicted to this site. I find myself here several times a day. My kids are watching The Wiggles now. When one of them goes down for a nap I will be here again... It's either sad or funny, I just don't know.

[Guspiv]

Hi my name is Sylvie and I am addicted to the forums!!

I am on ALL DAY at work! I hate to miss a post even if I dont post something. I HAVE TO SEE WHAT"S GOING ON!!
I look all day long and cant wait to put my 2 cents in.

[ingodshands]

Me too!!! Luckily me and my husband run our own business so I can look whenever I want!!

It does get very addictive, with so many interesting threads/posts. My husband comes in my office, sees what I am doing, and says, oh no, not again!!! LOL

Collette

[aMarylandfamily]

This board can be very addicting. We have had four adoption placements - two have stayed (one recently turned 27 and our youngest sibling still at home is 12) whereas a sibling group of two disrupted (due to mental health needs) and the last one is now in out-of-home placement due to becoming a danger to himself and others ... and I still follow this board several times a day - to keep us with the oldies and offer advice (which I still have lots of 2-cents to give!) ... our 12 year old is always shutting it down - reminding us "we decided not to adopt again" ... one day I may decide not to but for now sometimes it is comforting to know that our commitment to help others is living on ... even though we aren't an active part.

[Liepolds]

"Addicted to the Adoption Forum Annonymous"!

I too, find myself coming back to this forum 6-10 times daily why I am at work, and even checking it at home 2-3 times during the night!

I am not sure what it is I am looking for, most times I don't even post anything about myself, I am just here being nosy I guess!

Seriously, I have learned a lot about domestic adoption, learned what companies to stay away from and even bonded with a few of you folks.

Thanks to all of you!!

[rightmom]

Maybe we keep coming back here to "talk" and "listen" because it feels so good to know that we are not alone! there is always so much MORE to keep learning about adoption and about birthmothers and birthfamilies---I have been in this "adoption business" (of adopting) for 10 years now and I can't believe the things that keep coming up in our lives and when I read these posts I find help and ideas and it is so great to not feel so alone.

Thank you everyone for coming here and being a part! Let's keep the communication going!

Adoption is what saved me and made me better---thanks for helping me to keep learning!

Rightmom

[paigeturner]

I lurked here for months before registering. I hate to miss any of the posts, although I don't post much myself.

I have learned so much about from other members of the triad from this forum. I am so curious to hear the stories posted here and have to come back often to hear "the rest of the story!"

Keep the posts coming folks, I don't think I could handle going without them for a day!

Paige

[blueyes113]

I'm glad it's not just me! My husband is also of the "Oh no, not again" opinion. Dd is watching Dora right now so here I am again. I also check several times a day. Luckily I have a laptop with a wireless internet connection so I can sit here next to her and still be online. But I've learned so much from everyone while we wait for a match. Thanks and keep up the good work!

[Lovebug]

Guilty as charged!! We're all addicts!

I'm like Dale and have a laptop with wireless connection so I'm here several times a day (and night) myself. Dh encouraged me to register after I lurked for a while and now he's created a monster in me! Lol. Our poor Dh's...they'll need a support group of their own soon..."My wife is an adoption.com addict". Lol!

Nice to know we're not alone! Hope you all have a great day!

--Renee

[amom4life]

I came across this site while doing a search for another site just after we contracted with our facilitator. My intention was just to hang out here while we were waiting to be matched to help pass the time.

I've now had my one year anniversary of being here and my son is now 8 mos. old and I'm still here. I have cut back on how much time I invest here though compared to when I was new, but still addicted.
Judy

[Leigh131313]

*stands up*
Hi, my name is Leigh, and i am an adoptionforum-aholic
it's been 3 minutes since my last post.

[amom4life]

LOL Leigh!
Judy

[kathycasa]

Okay, I guess I'm another addict. I have wireless internet as well so I check in and read at least 10 times a day!!LOL Pathetic, I know!! My dh thinks Im crazy, but guess what< He told me the other day he may be open to another adoption in the future. All because he sees me on this forum all the time and it has made him start thinking again! YIPPEE!!!!!!! I haven't pushed the issue, although I have been ready to start the process again for months. I don't want to scare him off from the idea of another child, so Ill take it slow!! By the way, Thanks to you guys for this one. Without your interesting posts, I would have never been here as often as I am and he would never have considered having another child!! Your fellow addict, Kathy

[tybeemarie]

Thank you for this thread! I am a major addict, it is ridiculous. I am very impatiently/despairingly waiting to be matched, and these forums help a lot. I quit working to concentrate on building our family, we have no kids, so that leaves a LOT of opportunity for crazed forum reading and posting. My DH feels the same way as all of yours! That is very funny, I think. Anyway, we want to adopt a waiting child, so I have to check those sites very frequently. And, since I'm online anyway....I end up here, again!I've decided to do some temp work to help the time pass, now that I understand that this will probably take a LOT of time to work out, and it is not healthy to spend months or a year or 2 years or whatever it works out to be, not working and just doing crazed adoption research. I dare not look at this at any work site, because it is very Pringles-ish--I can't stop at just one! Which I'm sure you all know--I recognize all of your names, and I'm sure you recognize mine!