We've done respite before, but yesterday we got our first actual placement. He's 2 (our age range was 0-4) and I was surprised to see him when I got home. Obviously I can't share any details, but he sat on my lap while SWMBO was making dinner and read the new GRM that was in the mailbox. He pointed to every car on every page and said "That's a car!". He's a cool little guy. Dunno how long he'll be with us, or if he'll eventually make it to adoption (our long-term goal is to adopt one).
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June 24, 2011 10:51 a.m. Javelin SuperDork
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June 24, 2011 10:57 a.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid HalfDork
Well congrats! Hope everything works out for you.
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June 24, 2011 10:57 a.m. tuna55 SuperDork
Congrats, man. Nice work. Enjoy it.
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June 24, 2011 11:17 a.m. fastEddie SuperDork
Hey, congrats!
We have two right now ourselves - 7/6 will be our 1 year anniversary with them. The boy is 2.5 and his little sister is about 20 mos old now - these are on top of our soon to be 16 yo daughter and 9 yo son.
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June 24, 2011 11:35 a.m. dollraves Reader
YAY! Congrats! I love kids. I've never wanted to have my own, but I've always been open to adoption. My theory, if I have kids I'm screwing them up from the start...if I foster or adopt a kid, I'm giving them a better opportunity than what they had. ;)
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June 24, 2011 11:43 a.m. pete240z SuperDork
CONGRATS!
We have an 8 year old we adopted years ago. Children are a blessing. She bought me a Hot Wheel for Father's Day!
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June 24, 2011 11:48 a.m. pigeon Dork
Congrats, and thanks for providing a warm, safe, loving home to an innocent kid who must need it badly.
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June 24, 2011 11:55 a.m. MadScientistMatt Dork
Congratulations!
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June 24, 2011 11:58 a.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
We're in the final stages of the classes / paperwork / homestudy wringer ourselves. In theory the state will have our paperwork in front of them in the next few weeks and give the county approval to put us on the list within a month or so after that. How long until a placement? Who knows...
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June 24, 2011 12:08 p.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit Dork
Congratulations and thanks for being there for someone who really needs it.
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June 24, 2011 12:10 p.m. GrantMLS Reader
Very cool! We don't have any yet - but give it time, my wife is a social worker who does placements..
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June 24, 2011 12:23 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
Congrats on the placement, 2 is a really cool age.
If any of you guys are looking for an attorney who will get you placement and completion for less than the government tax credit and WAAAY less than a typical agency I can direct you to the one we used. PM me and we will talk off board.
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June 24, 2011 12:48 p.m. Duke SuperDork
That's great that you guys are doing this. I hope everything works out for you - best of luck!
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June 24, 2011 1:52 p.m. mndsm SuperDork
We looked into this ourselves and determined with the wifes' health issues, it was a bad idea. Good on you for going through with it, there are a lot of kids out there that can use the help.
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June 24, 2011 4:36 p.m. Javelin SuperDork
Thanks everybody! We're pretty happy (though obviously it sucks for the kids to have to be in that situation) but he seems to be doing well so far.
Besides, I've got a buddy to take to Cars 2 now!
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June 24, 2011 4:37 p.m. mndsm SuperDork
No better excuse to act like a child than to have one with you.
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June 24, 2011 4:52 p.m. Lesley SuperDork
Javelin wrote:
Dunno how long he'll be with us, or if he'll eventually make it to adoption (our long-term goal is to adopt one).
Dunno if I could handle that part – what if you don't get to keep him? How gut-wrenching. Congrats though, and good on you, lucky little guy.
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June 24, 2011 5:01 p.m. Javelin SuperDork
Lesley wrote:
Javelin wrote:
Dunno how long he'll be with us, or if he'll eventually make it to adoption (our long-term goal is to adopt one).
Dunno if I could handle that part – what if you don't get to keep him? How gut-wrenching. Congrats though, and good on you, lucky little guy.
Yeah, that's the sucky part. Hopefully though it would be because his parent(s) got their act together, which would still feel good. As it is we are just providing our home & love to a kid when he really needs it most.
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June 24, 2011 5:59 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
That's really good of you, man! I am totally not ready for kids, I still act like a kid myself. (I will still be going to Cars 2).
I appreciate the mindset that you have to have to take care of a kid, and I commend you for your commitment. The most I can commit to is my puppy. Hell, I can't even finish a car project.
