Sunday, October 08, 2006
Adoption etc
Well we, as in dh and I, still have so much to discuss. I am hoping by the time we finish the pre adoption classes we will have decided for sure. We are hoping for a sibling pair. Both boys or both girls. The youngest is as young as an infant the oldest as old but not older than our middle son who is 8 years old.
Pretty simple right? yeah no not really. What about psychological disabilities? Physical? They consider wearing glasses a disability! Hearing loss a disability. Ummmm yeah I deal with that daily. ADHD, ODD, OCD etc are HARD to deal with I would prefer not to have to. But a mild case? I am not sure.
Maybe my answer is mild delays? Mental and physical. But some physical things are considered major but can EASILY be corrected with surgery. So would physical be a mild but "it depends" if it can be surgically corrected? That sounds so.... hmm picky I guess.
Our next hurdle of discussion. Will we foster at all? The state is desperate for foster parents.
If we adopt 2 more children that will put as at 5 children. A foster license in this state is good for 6 children under 18 including your own. We could foster one child. Maybe open to foster a year or younger? That would definitely cure my baby itch haha.
I almost think it is easier to wonder 'pink or blue'. And heck you don't have to be licensed to have a biological child lol
Pretty simple right? yeah no not really. What about psychological disabilities? Physical? They consider wearing glasses a disability! Hearing loss a disability. Ummmm yeah I deal with that daily. ADHD, ODD, OCD etc are HARD to deal with I would prefer not to have to. But a mild case? I am not sure.
Maybe my answer is mild delays? Mental and physical. But some physical things are considered major but can EASILY be corrected with surgery. So would physical be a mild but "it depends" if it can be surgically corrected? That sounds so.... hmm picky I guess.
Our next hurdle of discussion. Will we foster at all? The state is desperate for foster parents.
If we adopt 2 more children that will put as at 5 children. A foster license in this state is good for 6 children under 18 including your own. We could foster one child. Maybe open to foster a year or younger? That would definitely cure my baby itch haha.
I almost think it is easier to wonder 'pink or blue'. And heck you don't have to be licensed to have a biological child lol
