Professional Opinion...

B&K ready to be parents!!

One of the questions on the Family Brief is whether you have ever seen a psychologist. If so, they want to know if we will sign a waiver so they can contact the person. We were nervous. Is it a trick question? If we sign the waiver, do they figure we've got nothing to hide and don't even bother the counselor? If we don't sign, will they turn us down because we must have something really bad in our past?

Our good friend Dorothy, who is a social worker and has done home studies for foster care, told us to call the counselor and ask her what she thinks and what she would tell them. So I called Edna. Kelsey and I were seeing Dr. Bohannon together and then me on my own for a few years. When I called to tell her we are planning to adopt she told me, "That is wonderful news. You and Kelsey are going to make wonderful parents. And that is what I will tell them. I am so happy for you. I will tell them that Bob and Kelsey recognized that they had some pain in their past and have worked really hard to make sure that they don't repeat mistakes of the past."

We are so relieved. It's nice to have a professional endorsement. :-)