Carlos Whittaker

May22

The GoldMine Of Adoption Resources

Posted by loswhit in Adoption

When Heather and I started our adoption process of bringing Losiah home back in December of 2004, there was practically nothing available online as far as resources.
I mean I was digging in the bowels of the internet to find anything that would help us.
It was a difficult journey.
This is why I’m so pumped to let you guys in on what some of my friends are doing.
www.adoptionjourney.com
Talk about resources jammed into one spot.
If you are just thinking about adoption.
If you are ready to start the process.
If you want to see others who have completed an adoptipon.
It’s all there.
I’m especially excited about this one particular section where couples considering adoption are able to become connected with a family that has already gone through the process.
So please share this post with others you know are thinking about adopting.
I think adoption is amazing.
So does Losiah!
Thanks!
Carlos

http://nicholasccasey.blogspot.com/ nic

If you’re on the fence and don’t know if adoption is right for your family, talk to someone that has done it. Offer them babysitting so they can have a date night. Invite their family over for dinner. Have conversations with them of how their lives have have changed. I’d be willing to bet that there’s a family in your community that has adopted. Even if adoption isn’t an option, you can get involved with foster care, or short term respite.
Kristen M

This is fabulous! My husband and I were just talking about how there needed to be one spot with tons of resources as well as a way to connect with others. Thanks for sharing this! We appreciate it
Christina

This site sounds like a great resource, and I know firsthand how important it is to be able to reach out to others who have been through this experience is. It made a difference to me (I suspect it did for my husband also, but I won’t speak for him).

I did find one line of your post interesting… after stating you think adoption is amazing you said your son does, too. What types of discussions have you had with your son regarding his adoption? I know he’s still a little guy, so how much is he able to wrap his brain around what it means to be adopted in order to think it’s amazing? I know I sound critical, and if I’m honest – I am a bit, but not from a negative place… just from a curious place. The topic of adoption comes up frequently in my household between my kiddos and my husband and I, and also with their bio families – and I would be surprised if truly understood it well enough to have a feeling so strong. So I always wonder about this dynamic in other families affected by adoption – and your statement just really caught my attention.

http://nicholasccasey.blogspot.com/ nic

Our daughter is five and we refer to her biological parents as her tummy mommy and tummy daddy. That gives them a distinction as being separate and special as the people that brought her into the world. yet we remain mom and dad in every other sense of the word – emotionally and legally. It’s remarkable how well she understands the concept of adoption and that she will be forever our child.