Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Frustration is setting in...

I used to laugh when I heard people say "All I want to do is talk to someone!" about calling various companies for various problems. I have never agreed more. I have spent hours online, trying to find which agency or lawyer would best fit our values, beliefs, and need. But how much can  you really get from a website? I have filled out countless contact forms, surveys about types of adoption, and tried to sort out what's what instead of having to call every single agency or lawyer in the state (which, so far I've only found SIX in the entire state). I have not heard back from a single organization. I originally thought we would go through Bethany but they don't handle foster adoptions in SC. All I want to do is find someone we can sit down with that has knowledge of all options and is able to give us some real statistics, costs, possible difficulties, and pertinent information for the next steps. Is that too much to ask?? Every agency I find only deals with one option and the lawyers are spread across the state and don't have information online to know if I'm wasting my time going that route. One website said it was more expensive to go through an agency, which didn't make a lot of sense to me. Then, if we go through foster care, do we even have to have a lawyer or agency? Do we know for sure that's what we want without getting the whole picture? I know this isn't going to be easy, I never expected it to be. But I also didn't think it would be this hard just to get the process started.

2 comments:

  1. Hang in there Rachel. I'll say a prayer that you will find the right person soon! Love ya!

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  2. Thank you, Elizabeth! Your prayers were heard, Justin was able to help me realize how much information we had gathered and we sat down and decided to go with DSS/foster care. God is good! :)

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