crzymmof8

I saw on an answer that someone said "do not call us birthmothers. You know we find that very offensive". I guess we were trained in PRIDE the class for fostering to say birth parent. What is the correct thing to say? I think what is hard is that who should you call yourself? Foster parent or something else. Otherwise it gets so muddy. I honestly am wondering what is less offensive. I know I may get yelled at but am looking at this educationally.

If you adopted a child who had been abused so badly that they are now a total care child (cannot care for themselves in any way.) would you be able to keep the family involved? I mean would you be able to forgive enough to allow them visits and keep them informed of the childs progress with letters and pictures, etc? If you don't is it more for yourself and your anger than for what is best for the child?

does this make you an "adoption troll"? I may get attacked for this but I am just wondering people's opinions. What if you aren't trying to "steal" anyone's child but have only fostered and then adopted children from that system? I see so much negative in postings and I am truly wondering what people think here.

I have had 3 miscarriages. The last baby was still born at 22 weeks. It has been years now and I would like to try again. My husband is afraid to try again as he worries about me and how hard it is when we have lost a pregnancy. We have wonderful adopted children and yet there is still this part of me that wants to carry a child. Maybe I should just let it go but I am getting older (almost 37) and I want to try again before I can't. Does this make any sense? Suggestions?

We have a 1999 Chevy 3/4 ton silverado with a 5 speed transmission.

Trying to figure out what the hours are in the flat rate book to change this out.