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Post by waiting on Oct 15, 2009 18:21:17 GMT 10
I am trying to plan a short break around Christmas and I am hesitating. I am not sure if it is because I feel strange about leaving my house around the bush fire season, or leaving my garden, or scared if I go away and we get picked and we are not contactable, they will give the baby to someone else. Does anyone else have this fear or is it just silly me.... Waiting
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Post by simone on Oct 15, 2009 20:16:50 GMT 10
my dearest waiting, plan a wonderful break you deserve it.If you get picked I can assure you they will keep trying.As for leaving your home around the bushfire season,I don't know about you but hubby and I have decided after feb tragedy that we will leave our home and get to safety.Now about your garden what is the problem with that,if it is just a case of watering,etc ask a neighbour if they would mind.Go on plan a holiday sit and relax,enjoy some time for just the two of you cause fingers crossed hopefully it will be your last holiday as a twosome.Next holiday there will be three of you lots of hugs Sx
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Post by flossyinoz on Oct 16, 2009 9:48:17 GMT 10
Waiting, I know exactly how you feel, with every break or holiday we have booked or are about to book I am thinking what if..... I am telling my social worker about every holiday of a week or longer so she knows we are not available and she encourages me to do so, I would recommend you do the same. We are planning to go back to Europe for 4 weeks to visit relatives next year and I am a bit concerned about that one, a long time to be gone and horrendous costs if we had to either cancel before going or come back early from it, it would be worth it for a child, but still something like 10,000$ gone like that.
As for the rest, I agree with Simone, you don't want to be near your house in a bushfire and the neighbour can water the garden.
Flossyinoz
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Post by lilchookie on Oct 16, 2009 15:36:02 GMT 10
Go on holidays, enjoy! You can't sit around putting your life on hold waiting for 'the call'.......you will go crazy! As for bush fires you can't sit around wondering of that is going to happen as you will also go crazy.
Have your agency call you on your mobile (I presume you have one). That is the only contact number the agency contact me on. I don't bother with any other numbers. Mobile or email (this pushes through automatically to my PDA) as this is always with me 24/7.
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Post by waiting on Oct 16, 2009 16:51:41 GMT 10
Thank you ladies for keeping my head clear and not letting my fears take over. I will plan my holiday, not sure where, but I will enjoy every minute and not worry about it. Yes I have a mobile and yes I am sure they will contact me.
Ta, Waiting.
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Post by goggly on Oct 17, 2009 8:00:26 GMT 10
Waiting, we thought we wouldn't be picked of ages. Went on a month's holiday, second week in we got the call to say that we better start baby shopping!
The SW had been trying to contact us for a couple of days, but she also said that if we didn't answer this time they would wait to give the good news until we got home - in three weeks time!
We didn't have to cut our holiday short as DD was in foster care and they were happy to keep her until we arrived - she didn't know any different. Her foster carer also said that she was secretly happy that we were overseas as it gave her more time to adjust and say goodbye.
As for me, I would have jumped on a plane home immediately, but husband and SW were adamant we should not hurry back and enjoy the last holiday that we would have on our own. He was right - but we virtually go off a 12 hour flight and went to meet her - I had been dreaming of nothing else for three weeks!
The whole month was surreal, right down to geting home and finding my third bedroom, which I had left as a resting area for mismatched socks, a nursery - my mum and sisters had set up the baby's room for me. It was amazing.
So the point of that long story is that they will find you, and they will wait if you are having a lovely holiday somewhere and you get the child that is meant to be yours regardless.
Go for some sun, after the adoption process you deserve it!
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Post by waiting on Oct 17, 2009 8:28:12 GMT 10
What a lovely story to wake up to, and of course have a quiet cry about. I love happy endings and I hope one day, I may tell a similar story, and reduce someone else to happy tears. Thanks for that. I think the part that totally sent me to a bluthering fool was the part where your family set up your nursery. What a lovely family you have! You are truly blessed. Waiting x
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