Adopting Again

Mummy to Bounce - our adopted 4 year old - wife to Hubby, and prospective adopter...again! Join us on our journey as second time adopters.

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@Adopters2be Brilliant! Well done ☺️

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We’ve now missed out 5 times on matches. Does anyone else have similar experiences? I’m finding the ‘will we won’t we?’ incredibly draining and hard.

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“Quiet whispers of loss, regret, pain, hope, love...” Am I pro-adoption? Some thoughts of mine... https://t.co/kagRMn4sFt

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Am I pro-Adoption? I wrote this a while back, ruminating about my answer... https://t.co/kagRMn4sFt

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@ODTCML Sounds interesting...I'll send you a DM

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Am I pro-Adoption? I wrote this a while back, ruminating about my answer... https://t.co/kagRMn4sFt

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@infertilityout Sounds so tiring and emotional. Sending hugs.

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Ugh fed up with this all now. Yet again, appalling miscommunication and oversights resulting in more false hopes, pain, and upset. Seriously considering what we do now...and may end up changing direction. It’s been rubbish from day one. Argh.

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@42andallthat Really helpful thank you. Helpful to know it’s not always a strong “love at first sight” type of thing. Thanks for sharing. Hope it’s going well.

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Adopters - how did you decide whether to “pursue a match?” #adoption

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@Mimmjp Thanks this is helpful & relatable, thanks for sharing. That ‘gut feeling’ did grow, then, perhaps. Such a lot to ponder. 🙏🏻

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@emmalgsutton Thanks for sharing. I wonder if having a range of profiles helps in some ways...

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@ro123 Sounds like you made the right call. Decision making like this is uniquely difficult.

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@GreenhillOlivia @icescream43 Thanks for the replies. Interesting to hear how others have made decisions. I wonder whether gut feeling is something that can develop or if it’s a strong, initial feeling... I guess with most things in life we go with our gut feeling don’t we...

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@NattyC6 Certainly seems it to me.

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Back in December we thought we were a go-go. We weren’t. I’ve finally got round to writing about our False Start and how it felt https://t.co/1uKSAojnLA

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Finally got round to blogging about this - 2 hours of excitement followed by 3 weeks of anxious waiting. There must be a better way. https://t.co/1uKSAo1Mn0

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Potential match emailed to us late Friday! 😬 2 hours of excitement.
Then SW tells me that she just needed our permission to “put us forward” as prospective adopters. So we’re ‘up against’ x number of others, & best match will be determined by a “matrix.” 1/2

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I've been blogging. This one's about our False Start. Do read... https://t.co/1uKSAojnLA

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I've been blogging. This one's about our False Start. Do read... https://t.co/1uKSAojnLA