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It's spinning my wheels and going nowhere and it's driving me crazy. I never thought siblings were so hard to come by in foster care.
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YOU AINT LYING :)I don't know I guess for some reason going into this I had in my head that there were tons of kids out there stuck in foster care...We are licensed for a younger age group (0-5, up to 2 sibs, any race any gender)...We have only been licensed for 3 months and I know thats not long...but what really has me going and upset is the conversation I had with other adoptive parents at the last support meeting. They were all couples from nearby counties and were telling me they waited up to 2-21/2 years for the first placement...and didn't even get that placement till they raised there age group up to 11. There is no way we can raise our age group up..We are both in our low to mid 20's and they want at least 15 years between you and the child..What state are you from? We are from Mississippi :) By the time we get a placement I prob won't be in my right mind as I will probably drive myself bonkers waiting! My cell phone is practically glued to my hand I don't want to even put it down and risk missing a call :p
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I am in PA and been licensed since the summer for 2-14 any race, gender up to 4 kids. Currently I'm in a holding pattern to meet a preteen. This meeting has been dragged to almost 2 1/2 months trying to get the child's worker available is next to impossible. Actually it is impossible.
Once approved I had thoughts of maybe having the children start school in September with me. Then had hopes of trick or treating with them, then thanksgiving, then Christmas and the new year. Now? I'm skipping all holidays and back to hoping for kids for the new school year in September.