“Surely we’ll know something soon!!!”
Do you have any idea how often my husband and I have uttered that exact phrase in the past 2 ½ years?
Two hundred? Three hundred?
Easily.
The out-of-state situation seems to be speedily headed towards its’ dramatic conclusion, whatever that may be.
Amy has screwed up. Big time. It seems that whatever small possibility she may have had to keep Chris is gone.
Do you have any idea how often my husband and I have uttered that exact phrase in the past 2 ½ years?
Two hundred? Three hundred?
Easily.
The out-of-state situation seems to be speedily headed towards its’ dramatic conclusion, whatever that may be.
Amy has screwed up. Big time. It seems that whatever small possibility she may have had to keep Chris is gone.
This was our fear, of course – that she’d drag her feet too long before telling the SW about us, do something stupid in the meantime (and trust me, “stupid” doesn’t begin to cover it), and lose whatever right she had to decide where Chris is placed.
Amy’s SW will be sitting down with her, probably this week, to tell her that she knows what she’s been doing. And what she’s been hiding. I suspect that this will be Amy’s last opportunity to say, “I have a placement for Chris.” Beyond that, social services could step in at any moment, stop her visits, and that would be that until the next court hearing where TPR is expected.
Beyond Chris, Amy is dragging two other kids through this unholy MESS, and it just makes me so angry. Nothing to do with us at all. Yes it’s frustrating, but whatever happens, O and I are healthy and happy and madly in love. We will go on with our lives. But I am angry that Amy doesn’t care enough about these babies to even TRY to get her life together. Yes, she’s young and I can totally understand wanting to BE young and go and party with her friends. And if that’s what she wants to do, she SHOULD – but let these babies have a CHANCE at a life – with us or with someone else who would thank God everyday for them.
So for now we continue to wait, but surely we’ll know something soon!!! Right?
And then there is another out-of-state possibility – a little guy named Jason. His case appears to be headed towards TPR. A friend is the foster mom, and she and her husband aren’t looking to adopt. We’ve met Jason – he is adorable - so we have a decision to make as to whether we’ll submit our home study if things get that far. We’re strongly leaning towards “yes”.
We’re still missing our little Mark – the child who was a couple of days from being placed in our home when we had to walk away. I e-mailed the SW yesterday to see if there were any developments in his case. Haven’t heard back yet.
But surely we’ll know something soon!!! Right?
Amy’s SW will be sitting down with her, probably this week, to tell her that she knows what she’s been doing. And what she’s been hiding. I suspect that this will be Amy’s last opportunity to say, “I have a placement for Chris.” Beyond that, social services could step in at any moment, stop her visits, and that would be that until the next court hearing where TPR is expected.
Beyond Chris, Amy is dragging two other kids through this unholy MESS, and it just makes me so angry. Nothing to do with us at all. Yes it’s frustrating, but whatever happens, O and I are healthy and happy and madly in love. We will go on with our lives. But I am angry that Amy doesn’t care enough about these babies to even TRY to get her life together. Yes, she’s young and I can totally understand wanting to BE young and go and party with her friends. And if that’s what she wants to do, she SHOULD – but let these babies have a CHANCE at a life – with us or with someone else who would thank God everyday for them.
So for now we continue to wait, but surely we’ll know something soon!!! Right?
And then there is another out-of-state possibility – a little guy named Jason. His case appears to be headed towards TPR. A friend is the foster mom, and she and her husband aren’t looking to adopt. We’ve met Jason – he is adorable - so we have a decision to make as to whether we’ll submit our home study if things get that far. We’re strongly leaning towards “yes”.
We’re still missing our little Mark – the child who was a couple of days from being placed in our home when we had to walk away. I e-mailed the SW yesterday to see if there were any developments in his case. Haven’t heard back yet.
But surely we’ll know something soon!!! Right?
"Soon" - BAH HUMBUG!!!
