We got our information packs from the local council a couple of weeks ago. After doing some readings - finding the few blogs from people who adopt very much more insightful than the info pack - we finally decided against adoption as our first course.
Mostly we decided this because I'm not 100% committed. I'm not desperate to have kids. It's not my calling. Kids aren't miracles. They're not heaven-sent. They're just kids. I just don't think that my (to me) realistic attitude about kids would A) go over well with the committees that decide these things, or B) put us in a realistic place to handle a child with special circumstances (as all adopted children have). It just wouldn't be fair to give these kids to me, as I can't say with 100% confidence that I would handle it well.
So the current plan: finish my PhD (in a year), have a health/hormones check, then try the natural route. I have a feeling this blog will mostly be on hold till then. So till then, ta ta!
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