First time

First time - I have decided that the only sane way for me to get through this process is to believe that this in my SW first time ever doing an adoption. Frankly this will be the first adoption in the District of Columbia ever!!!!! That is the only way to understand the absolutely ridiculous hoops and request we are getting from them.

Around 2:00 pm (two and half hours before COB at CFSA)I asked DH to contact the social worker (since I called yesterday and emailed her on Tuesday) and just say nicely inquire about the "email" that is so precious that she is sending. Well - she tells him that she is sending it today and that she appreciates how patient we have been through this process. Then at 3:45 she calls me saying she is not sure of DH email address and do I know it. I tell her that it is better to email me and I will share it with him. She agreed. Now doesn't that sound like an email is going out right that second. The email doesn't go out for another hour. Do you know how long and hour is?!??!?!?

Then the email is addressed to 15 other people and it asked them to select from the FIVE dates and TWO time periods available to meet. That is like giving 10 meeting times to 15 people. That is over 150 different possible responses she could get on when to meet. Is she clueless?!?!? You don't let 15 people choose a date we would never meet. Just pick two dates and say YAY or NAY. These people are paid to attend this meeting. BE THERE!!!

I feel so exhausted. Four weeks I have heard Nothing!!! Then after I feel like I have begged and pleaded for something this is what I get!! Not a step forward but a half step. It's like we almost moved.

I am too much of an A type personality for this. The real me wants to go over her and her bosses head and bring all type of fire down on this process. No one should be put through this.

But I will sit and wait and wait. Just wait. When the judge puts down his gavel and my boys are official I am so going off on this system.

Now I just wait as I become the first person to ever adopt in Washington, DC.