Adoption-Related Blog Posts

Like all parents, GLBT parents like myself want our kids to do well in school. As a literacy specialist I offer free advice to Proud Parents who have questions about reading, writing and school issues in general. Anyone have a question? Ask away!!

I have a lot to catch up on in the blog world and things that are worth note but perhaps the most important is the one I am currently dealing with. Introducing the subject of death and dying with kids traumatized by loss. My mother, who has been ill for years and has been hospitalized and operated on more in the last decade than anyone I know. Each time you hold your breath and hope all works out and you never give up the hope that there is fight left. I really thought after a kidney transplant things would be different. Well things are different but still not good.

Andrew Meets his Birth-Mother

As promised, I sent Jennifer (birth-mother) pictures each month of Andrew. I've called her numerous times but she never responded. Finally one day I received a phone call. It was Jennifer. She called to thank me for the pictures and said he has really grown. I said, "I'm so happy that you called us." I asked if she would like to meet Andrew she said yes. We set up a time to pick her up for Saturday April 16th 2008 at 12 noon.

Ty_N_Al pointed out in their comment that the "Age of Enlightenment" hasn't arrived in some geographical areas, and she is right. Maybe that is why so many of us have bad dreams about social services coming to confiscate our children.

My partner, April, and I have gone through all of the medical steps towards insemination. We are now questioning our legal responsibilities to one another and the baby. I am seeking any help or advice for second parent adoption. We live in Georgia, and I have been unable to find a local lawyer that is well versed on same sex laws. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Sarah

The Precious Gift

Once upon a time there were two people who lived on a beautiful green and blue planet. Each was raised in another part of the world, they spoke different languages, went to different schools and their lives were unique, for all but one thing, each had the same hope. One man was a poet, the other a painter.

Ok, so one some level despite the hope I would be wrong my intuition could not have been more correct. I got dumped by the guy I was seeing. Not for the reasons that were spoken but for other reasons that were not spoken. The interesting fact is that I should have known this was a game and I should have never played…but how does one tell?

Well it is mid February and this is the week of school vacation. I am usually laying on a beach by now with Ben playing in blue water and me thinking of nothing. However this year we have Bryce who is now free for adoption and paperless. The adoption process is difficult I will admit and there is not a way to describe it but there are things that you do not think about.

My partner and I are expecting our first baby in October. We are very early in the process but wonder if we should be prepared for the process of second parent adoption now. Are there things we need to do to prepare? How do we go about figuring out what steps we need to take to make the process most simple? Would love any advice in this area.

As of this afternoon, Bryce is free for me to adopt. After the appeal period, we can move to finalize and then be done!

Ok, so I am getting to the point where this is almost becoming a monthly occurrence to get something posted. As life is speeding along at a rapid pace; I feel like I am paddling as fast as I can. However, is it ever fast enough?

Hello!

On Friday, January 18th, my husband's second parent adoption of our son Joshua became official, at least here in Colorado. We were the first couple here in ultra-conservative Colorado Springs in El Paso county (home of Focus on the Family, James Dobson, New Life Church, and former pastor Ted Haggard) to utilize the second parent adoption law, according to the judge.

It's a relief.

In a matter of weeks, we'll have a birth certificate with two dads listed as the parents. Everything's nice and legal now.

Ok if I had to pick the reindeer that most resembles my life it would be Dasher. I do not know where the time has gone between getting off the plane from South Dakota to the eve before 2008. How do I possible relay all of the things that have been so wonderful about this season and the things I am hopeful for in 2008? I guess a brief retrospective of the last month and my hopes for 2008.

Well, it's been a while since my last post. Turns out that after cajoling our adoption agency into helping us, that we only had a week to file under the new Colorado law, otherwise the family study would have lapsed, and we would have had to start all over again. Luckily we filed just in time with days to spare. Our adoption agency said we could file in the Denver courts because we had filed there for my adoption back in May.