tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post5445901236683243909..comments2023-07-28T02:29:08.172-07:00Comments on Production, Not Reproduction | A blog about open adoption: Q&A: Adopting Again?Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05737780263679929983noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-53298456885833399952010-04-10T18:03:08.844-07:002010-04-10T18:03:08.844-07:00If I were answering this question, my answers woul...If I were answering this question, my answers would be the same. Except that its more likely in our case that a bio-sibling adoption could happen... though I really (for all the reasons you listed) hope not. <br />Wendell tells me he wants 2 more kids regularly. I'm glad he feels secure enough to want that, though I feel done with the 2 we have. <br />And you and Susie hung out??? I am jealous.cynthiahttp://www.thenightkitchen.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-618773361493564022010-04-09T22:06:40.780-07:002010-04-09T22:06:40.780-07:00I love it when kids are blunt about how they see t...I love it when kids are blunt about how they see things. It's both amusing and eye-opening.<br /><br />I am so glad you are so respectful of all the issues adoption involves.cindy psbmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395540931984810886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-26192374544019760562010-04-09T21:08:05.783-07:002010-04-09T21:08:05.783-07:00I think at this point the only way we'd adopt ...I think at this point the only way we'd adopt again is a sibling.<br /><br />Not because we don't enjoy the whole adoption relationship or anything, but because we have a VERY VERY open adoption and it might become an issue time-wise if we have another very open adoption. Further, if we didn't get as blessed next time, it may be a hurt for that child. At two kids, it's hard to take that risk for everyone, you know?Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181924375187173030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-42733346450331567802010-04-09T07:06:58.176-07:002010-04-09T07:06:58.176-07:00Glad you're back.
We adopted our youngest ch...Glad you're back. <br /><br />We adopted our youngest child from foster care. Considering whether one's family is the best permanent spot for a child is a tangle of a task. I'd say we were a very good spot, but I'd have trouble saying we were the best. <br /><br />I can pretty easily design a better situation for him in my head, especially on days when it's hard to imagine being the 4th child as "best" for anyone--but knowing what would be better doesn't mean that option was really available to him.<br /><br />My kids are constantly after me to adopt again, like it's a fun project I'm just too busy relaxing to undertake...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085505673033178308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-56178339926080453192010-04-08T19:52:11.543-07:002010-04-08T19:52:11.543-07:00Very thoughtful. I have to say that I love how my...Very thoughtful. I have to say that I love how my 3 year old and your 4 year old sound very much alike when they talk about "getting" siblings. My son thinks because I work in a hospital and I take care of babies, that I can just bring one home for him.Jacksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828208191293796948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-16761608835793275402010-04-08T19:52:11.544-07:002010-04-08T19:52:11.544-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Astrid Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01362372959426931845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-65472231488896934852010-04-08T19:52:06.269-07:002010-04-08T19:52:06.269-07:00I know of two agencies that specialize in placing ...I know of two agencies that specialize in placing Black infants (Ad*pti*n Link in Chicago and Ad*pti*n Arc in Philly...I replaced the o's in adoption so the agency names aren't searchable.) I was thinking about going through one of them myself (even though I live in neither of those states.) Have you heard bad things about either or both of them?Astrid Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01362372959426931845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19220163.post-71975598905092859002010-04-08T17:14:00.877-07:002010-04-08T17:14:00.877-07:00Thanks for the thoughtful answer--we'll have t...Thanks for the thoughtful answer--we'll have to try to get kicked out of another coffeehouse some time. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com