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<blockquote data-quote="PatriotsGirl" data-source="post: 601672" data-attributes="member: 15796"><p>Still thinking - lots and lots of thinking. My easy child is yet another amazing man like his father. My goodness I am SO lucky and if I could raise another boy to be like my son, well, I would have created gold. easy child is very much for taking Connor in and him being with his family. He even stated that if Connor is still here, he will not be so quick to move out once he turns 18. He said he would babysit and contribute in any way we needed him to (except changing diapers...lol). </p><p></p><p>Still....it IS a lot. If difficult child is not going to get it together, then adoption would be best. I even know a couple that is desperate to adopt and would take him in a heartbeat. They have always wanted children and she has suffered many miscarriages. The thing is, if Connor is not adopted and it is just a foster home situation, it would break her heart to "lose" another child. AND the couple is in Massachusetts so I would very very rarely see him. Still, I know he would be loved and cherished. </p><p></p><p>And I think...life throws lots of curveballs. It certainly does not always go the way we plan and things happen that we are not prepared for. What would I do if something happened to a family member and I needed to become a full time caretaker? It happened to my previous employee. I would do what needed to be done out of love. How is this situation different? I grew up without a good family structure and I have desperately been trying to break that cycle. I have plenty of friends that are my age and still having children, so it is not like I will be vastly older than other parents. </p><p></p><p>Ideally, I am praying she lays eyes on that baby and is determined to do what ever she had to. But, the realist in me is starting to tell myself I need to be prepared that it may not happen...</p><p></p><p>Whatever decision I make, the whole situation has just made me love and cherish the men in my life even more than I dreamed possible!! <3</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PatriotsGirl, post: 601672, member: 15796"] Still thinking - lots and lots of thinking. My easy child is yet another amazing man like his father. My goodness I am SO lucky and if I could raise another boy to be like my son, well, I would have created gold. easy child is very much for taking Connor in and him being with his family. He even stated that if Connor is still here, he will not be so quick to move out once he turns 18. He said he would babysit and contribute in any way we needed him to (except changing diapers...lol). Still....it IS a lot. If difficult child is not going to get it together, then adoption would be best. I even know a couple that is desperate to adopt and would take him in a heartbeat. They have always wanted children and she has suffered many miscarriages. The thing is, if Connor is not adopted and it is just a foster home situation, it would break her heart to "lose" another child. AND the couple is in Massachusetts so I would very very rarely see him. Still, I know he would be loved and cherished. And I think...life throws lots of curveballs. It certainly does not always go the way we plan and things happen that we are not prepared for. What would I do if something happened to a family member and I needed to become a full time caretaker? It happened to my previous employee. I would do what needed to be done out of love. How is this situation different? I grew up without a good family structure and I have desperately been trying to break that cycle. I have plenty of friends that are my age and still having children, so it is not like I will be vastly older than other parents. Ideally, I am praying she lays eyes on that baby and is determined to do what ever she had to. But, the realist in me is starting to tell myself I need to be prepared that it may not happen... Whatever decision I make, the whole situation has just made me love and cherish the men in my life even more than I dreamed possible!! <3 [/QUOTE]
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