Army Thread Thursday 22 September

[mario]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

I am of out for a bit,

[EnglishWriter77]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

Hey again all,

Yes GG she is! Nice to see you around!

Thanks Molly! Can't wait ourselves

MrsA - well done on checking in rather than 'checking out'. I am running a 10K in just over a week and I need your advice anyway, so there!

Ciao Mario and Night Stirls!

EW

[sunshine_gg]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

Oh, that's scary, Molly!
Can you do something together he really enjoys? Sometimes, with mine, conversation just started flowing on its own.. and amazing things surfaced.

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

Oh Mollers, that's a really hard one.
I'm at a loss what to say.

[anon]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

mollyka;1181083 wrote: Hope you're ok MrsA - more angst in the household here - my 17 yr old seems seriously miserable, and, to put it in an nutshell, my nephew committed suicide at 16, we are very anxious, trying to talk to him but he keeps saying everything is ok

Oh Molly :lCan you get him to talk? You always help me:thanks:

[anon]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

[QUOTE=EnglishWrit
Thanks Molly! Can't wait ourselves

MrsA - well done on checking in rather than 'checking out'. I am running a 10K in just over a week and I need your advice anyway, so there!!

EW
WOT 10K I need details

[anon]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

Zenstyle;1181106 wrote: OK... I feel much better now after having a wee chat with meself. Had a wee sit down, a nice blether, life is good.

I'm lonely!!!!!!!!!!!! :upset:

Off to find the Crayolas...

Hiya Zen You are good at the auld summing up:goodjob:

[sunshine_gg]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

There, there, Zennie

[anon]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

Still crap Zennie.
Sounds good GG

[sunshine_gg]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

We call it an open adoption, but actually it is not. Open adoption was what they had agreed on but this is what they found out after a ton of paperwork and whatnot: Adoption, apparently, no matter what kind, ends up with the child being a ward of the state (even if only on paper for a day) before the transition to the new parents. And, technically, even in an open adoption, where the biological and adoptive parents have agreed on things and the adoptive parents fulfill all requirements, the state has the last word and could give the child to someone else.

Hence, they all agreed on a different route... The kids signed over guardianship to the 'new parents' and the new parents have 'full custody' per court documents of the little one.

The bottom line for all involved was to allow biological family (as a whole) to be part of baby's life and he will know from very early on that he has 2 sets of parents, 4 sets of grand parents, etc...

'Zat make sense?

[sunshine_gg]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

Mrs. A.. I woulda told the Mr. to make his own bloody G&T! Hang in there... :l

[anon]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

sunshine_gg;1181122 wrote: Mrs. A.. I woulda told the Mr. to make his own bloody G&T! Hang in there... :l

I DID___:goodjob:

[sunshine_gg]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

'Atta gurl! :goodjob:

[sunshine_gg]

Army Thread Thursday 22 September

:H Zenny.. you's a nut!

I'm not sure what the exact process would be.. but it would have to go through the courts and I can't really see any judge pulling that child out of his surroundings and family 'just because' his biological parents had a change of heart.

Then again.. what the hell do I know?