tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652328700895806821.post6227331950539013041..comments2023-10-08T07:27:23.687-05:00Comments on The Shepherd's Flock: Adoption RamblingsCrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11489778193608680079noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652328700895806821.post-78361327469872738692011-11-13T20:28:29.786-06:002011-11-13T20:28:29.786-06:00I agree. I think it's insane, honestly, for a...I agree. I think it's insane, honestly, for anyone to announce names and due dates of babies that ARE NOT THEIRS. You just never know when you'll become a mom through adoption---but don't "count your chickens before their hatched."White Sugar Brown Sugar by Rachel Garlinghousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573930066994411269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652328700895806821.post-20439769003031681742011-11-10T07:34:07.428-06:002011-11-10T07:34:07.428-06:00I just wanted to thank you for saying this! We ha...I just wanted to thank you for saying this! We had a failed placement (had the baby home with us for four days before birthmom changed her mind), then waited another year before we got our son. I was so sick of the stories I would read online, because that is all our friends and family think of adoption...everything is just picture perfect. The truth about adoption is that it is hard and frustrating. I always felt like I was waiting for someone to pull the rug out from under me. We went to speak on the panel recently for the agency we used, and I told them...honestly, I sat exactly where they were and listened to all of the "fairy tale" stories and thought that is exactly what was going to happen to us, and boy was I wrong. I told them I wanted them to understand that it is hard and things don't always go the way you expect them to go. Sorry for rambling, just wanted to say thank you for being honest!!cdketchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625394004543068923noreply@blogger.com