A We Are Family member offers an affecting and engaging window into their experience of adopting three siblings five years ago
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A member takes us through the many ups and downs on the journey from family finding to matching, introductions and beyond.
The journeys that people go on before deciding to adopt are as diverse as the people who can adopt. Here’s the experience of one We Are Family member.
If anyone is familiar with the five ways to wellbeing, one
of the quadrants (ignoring that this is quadrant no. 5!) is to give to others.
One way I’ve been able to do that is by supporting potential adopters via
sessions at the agency I adopted though. I troop up to Barkingside once every
few months, usually harassed and running late due to my nine year-old’s fear
that I am not coming back! I always ask my little munchkin if there is anything
she would like me to say, and this varies depending on her mood. This time I
had a huff and a “Really? Again?” So we decided it would be so much easier if
she wrote it down so I wouldn’t have to keep asking her! Below is exactly what ten minutes of her mind created – totally unprompted (I have not changed
anything; everything is her own words and style…except for adding the YouTube
link which she insisted I help her with.)
So from the mouth of a babe…
I’ve recently completed the first two days of the four day parenting course for adopters called The Great Behaviour Breakdown and I’m blown away already…
Four years ago today you arrived in our home twinkly and tiny and so brave under the circumstances… Or did we misread that? In retrospect you must have been flooded with fear…
I can only guess what a huge upheaval it is going to be for you, to move from what you know as your family home with T, O and the kids.
It’s your birthday, it’s your birthday.
Last year we didn’t see you.
But we thought of you so much.
All day, every hour.
I can remember reading Sally Donovan’s blog ‘Fake mummy’ and loving it.
I totally identified with it and it reminded me of my fortune cookie mantra just fake it till you make it, and that’s exactly what I do. I Force feed myself with trips to soft play hell, and weekends rammed with kids parties.
Here it is! Everything you ever wanted to know about the blog in 2015!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog.
