An Interesting Request One of the most interesting education assignments we were asked to complete as part of our adoption requirements was some required viewing of an episode of MTV’s “16 and Pregnant”. To be honest, I haven’t watched MTV in over a decade (you know, back when they use to actually show music videos on the channel…), and...
February 7, 2012 As we were closing out our Bethany orientation, our leader identified that there was an 8 hour education seminar that all prospective adoptive parents must complete before being able to proceed to submission of an adoption profile (the final component required before you can be presented to expectant parents). The seminar was only provided four...
When you think of the birthparents who make an adoption plan for their child who do imagine? Does your mind suddenly wonder to episodes of “Glee” and the stereotypical captain of the football team and the head cheerleader? Or does the pendulum swing in a completely different direction to visions of a down on their luck substance abuser, possibly with a...
February 7, 2012 As we exited the freeway and made the needed turns to reach our destination, I have to admit that I was a little nervous. We were about to walk into an office building, introduce ourselves to someone we had never met, and request permission to start the needed steps to become parents to a newborn baby we didn’t conceive, nor have any idea...
I have always known Darin and I would be parents. I just didn’t know our journey was going to be one with so many twists and turns. After years of fertility treatments and the delivery of our angel, our fertility specialist told us that my eggs are no longer viable. Our next step was to try egg donation. So, I started research egg donors. But something just...