You guys will get picked right away! You are such a great family!
Wow--I saw the interview on WCCO, your family is terrific. You'll have so many opportunities to adopt!
How many leads did you get from the WCCO interview?
The encouragement is great, but it's hard, too. See, we DIDN'T get picked "right away"....yes, I think we're a great family, but so are the other 59 waiting families! And, the expecting mothers need to choose the family that is the right fit for them and their baby. We can't be that for everyone, and the one that we are right for is still out there.
As for leads from the interview, that's not why we did it. We realize that it could have lead us to opportunities, but it didn't. Let's get realistic here....this is tough stuff, tough decisions, people's lives, emotions, many, many factors. There are not expecting women flooding the streets choosing adoption.
The reality is that I know some really great people that have waiting nearly two years to "get picked". It's painful, frustrating and disappointing. But, it's true.
Reality isn't always easy.
As one adoptive mother told me, the only way you won't be a parent again is if you give up. So, we can't give up. But, we can keep our faith and hope alive, make the best life we can and enjoy the many, many good things we have been blessed with.
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