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A We Are Family member and prospective adopter shares the early stages of their adoption journey – the panel and outcome
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A We Are Family member and prospective adopter shares the early stages of their adoption journey – the prep course
A We Are Family member and prospective adopter shares the early stages of their adoption journey – starting Stage 1
A We Are Family member and prospective adopter shares the first part of their adoption journey.
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.
Not me; I have one. Rather some reflections on the series on Channel 4 that ran before Christmas and on a recent blog in the context of us receiving our first contact letter from one of our child’s siblings, because ultimately it might turn out to be “Finding My Family” for them, in the fullness of time.
I will never forget holding our son in my arms for the first time. He was 10 months. A chubby-cheeked, healthy boy, with a curious look. My brown-eyed boy. With silky soft olive skin. A little tired, and unsure about the situation. But he was calm looked straight at us, and as I held him he almost instantly lent onto my chest. And just lay there. Only self-control prevented my heart from bursting.
