tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13970003.post427200062895758052..comments2024-02-25T21:33:44.400-06:00Comments on Garden of Eagan: But you CHOSE this!Leah Springhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326240393099112570noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13970003.post-59598683699881053522012-05-03T09:36:31.030-05:002012-05-03T09:36:31.030-05:00We lost some real support the second time around. ...We lost some real support the second time around. More severe special needs, tough economic times--people just eased away. I'm thankful though beyond words that God has been raising up new support and new friends through our daughter's situation, and that some people are coming alongside us in amazing ways. It still isn't easy and we are exhausted in probably every area of our lives--but we are making it, and Katya is living and growing and our family hasn't collapsed yet. Thank you, Thank you, Leah, for highlighting this problem. . . I'm sad for those who have chosen to ease out of our lives or put us up on a pedestal that makes them feel able to walk away thinking we are "fine" because we are "such amazing people--I could never do that!" It's their loss to miss out on the joys that our Katya brings us.Hope Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886501298076452981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13970003.post-78802996043778083282012-02-24T19:23:27.036-06:002012-02-24T19:23:27.036-06:00YOU GO GIRL! Rant away, people need to listen and...YOU GO GIRL! Rant away, people need to listen and change their attitudes! Thank you for putting it out there. :)My Girls R Angelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521021983945110512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13970003.post-43793293959051606532012-02-24T08:24:20.037-06:002012-02-24T08:24:20.037-06:00Its even worse when you choose to do it a second, ...Its even worse when you choose to do it a second, 3rd or fourth time. We lost a lot of friends the first time around. I pray it doesnt happen this time around. I think sometimes its worse too when you choose special needs. We got a lot of "Why would you do that to your real kids?" If I were pregnant would you say that to me?<br /><br />I heart you Leah!<br /><br />Be blessed<br /><br />AshleeLinneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333442830705285496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13970003.post-85728895775656309462012-02-23T20:33:51.761-06:002012-02-23T20:33:51.761-06:00That's why bloggy adoptive mama friends are so...That's why bloggy adoptive mama friends are so, so important. 'Cause they will still like you when you adopt more kids even when the friends in front of you no longer do. :)Difference2This1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00984690062311016144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13970003.post-63093213337363486482012-02-23T16:42:27.225-06:002012-02-23T16:42:27.225-06:00Amen, sister friend.
I'm a mom. Doesn't m...Amen, sister friend.<br /><br />I'm a mom. Doesn't matter how or when my kids showed up in my home. They are here, they are mine and I have every right to brag about them, complain about them, giggle with other moms about the crazy things they do or commiserate with other moms about the crazy things they do.abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585161478014003656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13970003.post-29070634296484918522012-02-23T15:08:29.545-06:002012-02-23T15:08:29.545-06:00Thank you for posting this. We actually had famil...Thank you for posting this. We actually had family tell us we'd be sorry for adopting a child from an institution - and sure enough - yes, children from that life have damage and baggage that is very difficult to deal with on a daily basis - but it doesn't mean our child deserves to be back there withering away in a corner hidden away from the world. Our child deserves a loving family like any other child. Very few friends or family understand that this is HARD and if they do understand how hard or gasp - hear a complaint - they have very little sympathy, if any. Oh, how I wish more people would back up adoptive parents, especially when times are tough.rilysilyfamily.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00631098244558074876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13970003.post-51607734309196140112012-02-23T14:33:05.704-06:002012-02-23T14:33:05.704-06:00All I can say is you hit the nail on the head. We...All I can say is you hit the nail on the head. Well said. Well said. Stephanie.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09138108948041252051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13970003.post-10818550840104865782012-02-23T13:47:04.339-06:002012-02-23T13:47:04.339-06:00Great post Leah...I've lost what little biolog...Great post Leah...I've lost what little biological parent I had left in bringing OUR SON home. Friends? I have them. Love? I have it. My mother is dead. My father might as well be...there is NOTHING there. No support, nothing. My stepmom helped pave that path and it sucks.one_plustwinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548940911551479247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13970003.post-46687183777544083652012-02-23T12:14:43.890-06:002012-02-23T12:14:43.890-06:00LOVE this. We are in the thick of the paper proce...LOVE this. We are in the thick of the paper process right now with court in a few weeks. So many times I would love to vent here or there, but people think we were crazy going into this process so we often get the eye rolls and the "I told you so"'s. I'm sure when it's all said and done we'd do it all over in a heartbeat too.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873468384134486756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13970003.post-11665236838818323732012-02-23T11:53:47.151-06:002012-02-23T11:53:47.151-06:00I'm sad to say this has been our experience as...I'm sad to say this has been our experience as well. Some days I feel so alone in my journey I can barely stand it. I am so so soo thankful for all the wonderful friends I've met through the online adoption community! We *all* need encouragement from time to time, no matter how our children came to us.The McCarty Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926231197972936935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13970003.post-57306038137981728852012-02-23T10:44:20.317-06:002012-02-23T10:44:20.317-06:00tears streaming down my face. sobbing. This really...tears streaming down my face. sobbing. This really hasnt looked like I thought it would. But it has changed me, it is beautiful and I shudder at the thoughts of not having our little one home with us. thank you for ranting for us...... the ones in the trenches. Your words are a comfort.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452607521750848540noreply@blogger.com