23/10/2019
My eldest brother was adopted. My mother told me the story of how this happened. She and my father had been married for a number of years, and had no children. They lived in Lawrence, KS, and went through Social and Rehabilitative Services in order to be allowed to adopt, had a home study done, etc.
They decided they wanted to adopt a baby girl, and had a name picked out for her. They were going to call her Margaret.
The institution where the babies were kept was in Topeka, KS. Now, as my father was wont to do over the years, as they drove up, he told my mother to "go in and get what you want." And he sat in the car and waited for her! I have to laugh because this was soooo much my father! In order to go get a little girl, my mother had to walk through the boys' section, first. As she was walking, my brother stood up (it was 1 week before his first birthday) and held up his arms to her and said, "Mama." She told me that settled it then and there. She could not deny him!
My brother Bob was a gift to us. He was the best brother! I cannot imagine our lives without him in it. He died some years ago, of cancer. I have to say that he was the light of our lives in many ways. I still hold him close in my heart.
If you want to adopt, do it. If you need to have a child via surrogacy, then do it. Family Re-unification? Then do it. The joy you receive and give, is incredible.
If you need a home study or post-placement visits, then please let me know.
