We have been trying to get the children's per diem corrected for a year. Today we got word they have done it!!! Our agency has kicked in a little bit of money for each child since they have been placed with us and we were really concerned it would go down after we finalized. We now know it will be increasing on top of that by about $500. All we wanted is to receive what every other adoptive or foster parent received and now we will. We are over the moon b/c this means we can sign the adoptive placement papers and get the release from the county. We will sign on Wednesday morning and we see our attorney next Tuesday to file the petition for adoption. This long wait is almost over.
I dropped off B, P, and D at cheerleading camp this morning. This is the first time they have ever been involved with any kind of sports activity and P was very scared. I can't wait to pick them up and hear all about their day.
We have scheduled our internet/cable/phone to be turned on at the new house this Wednesday. Problem with that is we will not be moved in by then and so I may not be back here for a week or so. I will update when I can.
About Me
- Tudu
- Deep South, United States
- I am the mother of 10 children, 6 are part of a large sibling group we adopted through foster care in 2006, 2 are our grown foster daughters, 2 are from independent infant adoptions in 2001 and 2008. Every one of them have their own issues to work through from Schizo-Affective Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Complex PTSD, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, ADHD, and Cerebral Palsy. Most of our children have been victims of sexual abuse by a close family member, most acted out sexually or exhibited predatory behaviors. We are currently trying to figure out where the trauma ends and mental illness begins in each of their lives.
1 comment:
Oh, I totally missed this. Congratulations!
To be honest I have been avoiding your blog. I really like you, but I just dread learning more about your kids. When you wrote about D starting Prozac I formed a very clear mental image of what her mind "would" be doing, if it's responding to sexual abuse the same way mine has. Except knowing that her situation was much more severe than mine, and her response is also much more severe, I just get nauseous thinking about what she may be going through. Of course I may be totally projecting... But I don't feel any better telling myself that.
Also when I saw the photo, and how little A really is, again he reminds me so much of Him. I don't know which is more difficult to look at, that He is like A or that A is like Him. If that makes any sense.
I'm glad these kids have you.
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