Social Work
May. 13th, 2008 04:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marydellA social worker said something nice to me today! She said that because we're open to a lot of different adoption situations, she'll be surprised if we don't have a match from one of the agencies we're working with within 6 months.
It was really nice to hear that, since so far we've mainly heard about what makes us a less appealing choice--particularly what makes ME a less appealing choice--for most birth parents: working full time, being 40, not being particularly religious. But we're mainly being shown to birth parents who are in a bit of pinch in terms of their placement choices, and although none of them have picked us yet, none of them have stomped on our profile either.
Anyway it was nice to hear something positive, and I even got a little teary about it. We'll see how things look in 6 months, of course. I have a good "plan B" for childfree living, but I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet, so it was good to get some reinforcement.
It was really nice to hear that, since so far we've mainly heard about what makes us a less appealing choice--particularly what makes ME a less appealing choice--for most birth parents: working full time, being 40, not being particularly religious. But we're mainly being shown to birth parents who are in a bit of pinch in terms of their placement choices, and although none of them have picked us yet, none of them have stomped on our profile either.
Anyway it was nice to hear something positive, and I even got a little teary about it. We'll see how things look in 6 months, of course. I have a good "plan B" for childfree living, but I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet, so it was good to get some reinforcement.
