Comments on: Surviving the Dreaded Adoption Homestudy

By: Lucy

Lucy — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:30:24 +0000

Surviving the Dreaded Adoption Homestudy is very important and interesting. I am looking for this over the internet. Thank you very much for sharing this.

By: Smith D.

Smith D. — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:28:46 +0000

Great topic about Surviving the Dreaded Adoption Homestudy. I was looking for something on this. Thanks for posting this useful information. I’ll check out the show you did on this too. Thanks.

By: F. Butler

F. Butler — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:11:11 +0000

Your timing couldn’t have been better with this post. We are reaching the big decision making point on this IF path and need all the information we can get about our options. I’ve become addicted to the show and this site. Hope this next cycle works so we don’t have to make any decision, but I love being prepared in case we do.

By: M. Wallis

M. Wallis — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:06:48 +0000

I have loved almost every one of your shows and blogs, especially this one. We are still totally committed to IF treatement, but I love listening to the shows and reading the blogs about adoption. The more I see adoption as a real option, the less stressed I am about fertility treatment. I didn’t even realize how much I hated the thought of being evaluated and judged in the home study until I started reading this. I laughed at you (sorry) and at the comments. I feel better. I still hope to get pregnant, but if not, we’re definitely planning to adopt.

By: Anna Marie

Anna Marie — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:31:11 +0000

I understand how the woman you were talking to feels. I am truly dreading the homestudy if we decide to adopt. I have found your blog and especially the comment to be very reassuring. Adoption seems so scary. I’m going to download a bunch of your radio shows on my iPod today. Thank you so much.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:31:22 +0000

Geochick: How funny! I can’t stand incense or strong candle smells. They give me a headache. You have to admit, though, your DH can sure follow directions.

By: Geochick

Geochick — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:15:07 +0000

Luckily I had a friend who had gone through a homestudy before us. The interviews were emotionally draining and the home inspection was the easiest part. I cleaned and I stressed over whether to serve snacks but as I was rushing home to meet our SW, I threw it all out the window, called DH and told him to light some candles to make the place smell nice. I walked in the door and was assailed by a wall of cinnamon/bayberry. No time to air it out before our SW showed up. I could barely stand it, I don’t know how she did!

By: chrissy

chrissy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:33:07 +0000

for me the homestudy was not bad at all, the harder part i think for me was the postplacement visits, i really wanted them to know I was doing a gret job and yet i was so sleepy and plain exhausted , it was difficult

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:14:02 +0000

Great post, I finished my homestudy this last summer and am still awaiting my little one. I think your visualization is great. My SW called that she was going to be half an hour late since her daughter hadn’t been picked up on time. Her phone rang several times during the interview as her husband didn’t know where their daughter was and she lost her keys in my house. So it’s always good to remember that SW are imperfect people too.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:55:39 +0000

Great topic! Although I was totally stressed out for the home visits for each of our children, the fact that we knew we were using an agency that we picked and felt comfortable with and absolutely LOVED our SW made it a bit better. The Gang’s Momma – I so relate. Our house is in a constant state of renovation and was during our first home visit. After she toured the house and we discussed our discipline styles, she and my husband discussed tools, basement projects, etc., because it turned out she liked woodworking, renovating, etc., almost as much as my husband! Who knew? Our SW liked work gloves much more than white gloves! We really had found the perfect agency for us – I’m so glad we spent so much time finding the right agency.