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Waiting is so hard!
I'm posting this from my ipad, so hopefully this works and is properly formatted.
I just wanted to give a quick update on our current situation.
We're in the middle of a transition period.? Right about the time we became licensed, our caseworker (who I absolutely loved) informed us that he would no longer be assigned to our case.?
When we first started, our town didn't have a permanent caseworker, so all prospective foster/adoptive parents were assigned to someone from the next town over.? However, in the middle of our licensing process, someone was hired to take over our town.? We were told to expect a phone call or visit from her within the next week so that we could all get to know each other.? For almost 3 weeks we waited...and waited...and waited, and heard nothing.
At one point, DH actually made up an excuse to visit her office just to make sure she knew we existed, (okay so maybe we just needed to be patient), but she wasn't in that day.? Finally, after 27 days of waiting, we received a phone call from her.? We are set to meet each other on November 28th, and I'm hoping she comes in with some prospective placements!? Hey, one can dream, right?!? ?
Until then, we are going to enjoy our last (hopefully) Thanksgiving as a childless couple.
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Re: Waiting is so hard!
Yes, I'm feeling it particularly bad right now, too. Of course, the holidays augment everything, but I'm mostly anxious because we're hoping for our approval and referral at the next matching session. The last one was at the end of October, so I'm praying they'll have another to end November. It would be wonderful to know J's ours over the holidays, even if we can't be together yet.
So yeah, I feel you. All we can do is try to occupy our time and our minds with other things. I've been really keeping myself busy, and have been more focused on charity work, too, so that's been helping with my nervous energy.
I am so sorry that you are struggling as you wait (you too, CS!).
Waiting is terrible... For me it came in waves... some times were easy and other times were excrutiating. CS touched on holidays and I'd have to agree. It seems like each season and holiday was a reminder of where we were and where we'd hoped to be.
Hang in there... and know there are many of us praying for all of our Bump "sisters" who are waiting.
I think you all are right that the holiday season is making the wait a little more unbearable. We had high hopes at the beginning of the year that we would have a placement by Christmas. We still have a small chance, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen.