http://older-child.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/preparation-101-must-have-thick-skin Addressing all the issues faced by those who adopt older children and support by others who have. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:44:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://older-child.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/preparation-101-must-have-thick-skin/comment-page-1#comment-1717 charityboo Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:35:20 +0000 http://older-child.www.adoptionblogs.com/2009/03/02/preparation-101-must-have-thick-skin#comment-1717 In our state, three potential families are picked for the adoption process, and then a committee meets to decide which family is best. My twelve year old daughter's case worker told her about each of the three families in detail, including what state each lived in. Now, even 9 months later, she will go into her fantasy world and wonder out loud what it would have been like to live with the family in New Jersey, or whatever. Believe me, we were pretty annoyed at the case worker. In our state, three potential families are picked for the adoption process, and then a committee meets to decide which family is best. My twelve year old daughter’s case worker told her about each of the three families in detail, including what state each lived in. Now, even 9 months later, she will go into her fantasy world and wonder out loud what it would have been like to live with the family in New Jersey, or whatever. Believe me, we were pretty annoyed at the case worker.

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