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A Letter From Our Heart To Yours
A Letter to a Birth Mom from Your Adoption Caseworker
Dear Brave Birth Mom,
I just wanted to let you know how proud I am of you and the woman you are. I know what you are going through is so difficult, and I can’t even pretend to understand what you must be feeling right now, but please know that it will get better.
A Birth Mother's Heart
My name is Chrysteenya, and I’m a birth mother, but I’m not your typical.
The Chaos in My Head Also Known As The Matching Process
OK- I admit the title here is a wee bit dramatic- but to be honest my life has been a wee bit chaotic the last few months and I think it’s a good fit for how I am feeling- plus it probably grabbed your attention (so let’s hope I can keep it now- because this is a long one!!)
How Social Work Saved Me
I am lucky enough to be writing this blog during National Social Worker Month – a month when we honor the time, love, commitment, and overwhelming kindness that anyone who knows a social worker is lucky enough to experience. While I think back on all the lovely women I’ve been lucky enough to work with, my mind inevitably turns to my own path and what being an adoption social worker means to me and has done for me.
A Birth Mom's Journey
You would think that I would have something more to report on the DNA kit. Some things just take more time than we would like. The first kit would not activate; the second kit did activate but it took weeks for it to get to the lab.
The Best Way to Honor St. Valentine
February 14th—Valentine’s Day—is most often associated with love, flowers, cards and of course, those delicious heart-shaped-message candies. While we all love to indulge in the love spread around on Valentine’s Day, do we understand the history behind it? Or better yet, do we celebrate in such a way to honor the history behind it?
Newer and Deeper Motivation
Every year I set myself the same goal – complete more placements than the prior year.
I’ll be honest, I am very driven and competitive when it comes to anything in life and that includes work, so it’s only natural that every year I want the most placements as well. It is also the most rewarding job you can have and the best feeling to know that you created so many families.
A Day in the Life of the Adoptive Parent Coordinator
5:30 am- alarm goes off- snooze button hit multiple times…
6: 00 am- 2nd alarm goes off- snooze button hit multiple times….
6:25 am- 3rd alarm goes off- finally drag self out of bed- This is exciting getting to sleep in as my high-schooler is on winter break, so I don’t have to get up and take him to school!!
7:55 am- email from the owner about the website issue
8:08 am- drag self out of the house with coffee in hand to head to work
9:00 am- arrive at the office and start drinking coffee that was brought from home and fix the website
A Few Snuggles in The In-between
Being so new to the agency, I thought picking my favorite adoption story would be difficult since I have only seen a handful completed and been hands-on with even less.
But there was one baby that I definitely grew attached to, baby Blair. Blair was born at 24 weeks gestation. Once her birth mother signed her consent, she was in the NICU all alone with just the nurses and staff visiting her occasionally.
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