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Dr. J Reg. Aug 2010	Posted 2013-12-13 8:09 AM Subject: RE: Can anyone seriously explain to me.....
Transplant Okie Posts: 1206 Location: Always on call.....	missroselee - 2013-12-12 9:20 PM hammer_time - 2013-12-12 9:27 PM My aunt has adopted 6 kids through foster/adoption. Thats all I can offer. Worked for her that many times.....and they aren't rich by any means. All the kids help out with their rodeo act and she has the biggest heart. I think if we go the adoption route, we will trudge through the state system with older children. There seem to be lines of people willing to spend the money on an infant and it seems like nobody wants to take the chance on an older child. Those kids deserve a chance too.......They didn't do anything to deserve the situations they are in..... This is my and my husband's sentiments as well. We have talked many times about adopting an older child, I think we will eventually. Once I finish residency and all that jazz..... BTW - I read your previous thread and want to offer sympathies for your loss. And apologies about your doctor's attitude. I do OB and miscarriages are so common that we often forget what a big deal it is for the patient. It was a good reminder to me that there is nothing "normal" or "routine" about that for the patient - that it is a tragic loss for them.
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oldlady Reg. Aug 2007	Posted 2013-12-13 8:26 AM Subject: RE: Can anyone seriously explain to me.....
Veteran Posts: 146 Location: Western Pa.	I adopted my husbands son when we got married. His mother had died. My son was 3 at the time. It cost us just as much as if he was a regular adoption. Court costs. The lawyer was a friend. No less money. I have since had 3 other children(all adults now) They thought all kids all had 3 sets of grandparents and did not understand until they were adults about all the different cousins and aunts and uncles. He is now 46. It is a shame that it is soi expensive when there are so many children that need parents. They advertise on the local TV station all the time about waiting children that need parents and a loving home4.
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Scout1320 Reg. Feb 2005	Posted 2013-12-13 9:39 AM Subject: RE: Can anyone seriously explain to me.....
Road Rash Expert Posts: 5501 Location: Near San Antonio, TX	Some friends of ours got married later in life, and had a son when she was 40. During labor Angie's uterus ruptured, and baby had to be delivered via emergency c-section, and thankfully baby was ok! They wanted a second child, but the risk of her getting pregnant again was too great, so they decided to adopt. They are great parents, and both make seriously great money (she is some director/VP of our local utility company, and he is a plant engineer at the same company). So they looked into adoption. They spent $10,000 to get evaluated and on the list to adopt. Apparently you are on the list for a year? I am not sure how it works exactly. Well year was up, and they never got a "match" or whatever, so to continue another year on the list would be another $10 grand. They decided not to do it. With all of the children out there needing loving homes, it seems like they just make it so hard for the loving home to actually get the kid! I understand that they want to make sure it is a good home, but goodness, it is so overboard!
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