I'm in a small quandry and suspect know i'm just being impatient to get started but was hoping for some advice.
We made the decision to adopt. We contacted our chosen LA who sent us out an information pack. In the information pack was a very short form confirming our interest and asking for a visit. It had the very basic who are you, what ages can you consider questions on it.
We posted the form back last tuesday (4/9/12) in the prepaid second class envelope.
The website/info pack both say after they receive our form they will contact us to arrange the first visit. There are timescales for every other part of the process but not how long it takes them to get back in touch with us initially.
If they don't contact us by friday I want to phone them to say did you receive our form. My DH on the other hand thinks we should wait three or four weeks before hassling them to arrange the initial visit.
It's a fine line between being over eager and hassling them or so laid back we clearly don't want a child. And this will be the all important first impression of us.
I know the whole process will take ages
I know this wait will be nothing like the matching wait please please let us get to matching!
But at the minute I feel like we've just made the absolute biggest decision of our lives and I just want to get started.
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LocoParentis · 11/09/2012 23:19
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