What they DON'T tell you on prep groups!

This is a blog of the things we have learned as a new adoptive Mum and Dad to three children under the age of five. For 'Mum' you can read 'Dad' and 'parent'. It is also a record of some of the things no-one told us on the prep groups. Some of it is what children get up to in general and some of it is adoption-specific. Regardless, it should be an interesting read for any parent, prospective and adoptive. Feel free to add your comments, which I shall publish.

7 Jan 2011

Being an adoptive Mum is...

...like 'off-road parenting':  through a ditch that is so deep that it appears to be night, in a vehicle with no suspension, where the brakes have failed, the steering is not working, the roof leaks...  All the time those on the road above can be heard to be commenting on how easy and enjoyable their ride is and how they are looking forward to arriving at their destination...  Meanwhile the AA man I have called out has merely offered an instruction manual for a vehicle that bears no resemblance to mine and he refuses to join me in my vehicle to find out what the problems really are...  Oh, and I have just spotted a steep drop ahead, will we survive it?  Is the vehicle strong enough?  As I said, there's no brakes, so here we go.....
Thanks xanthe from AUK message boards for that great and very real description!

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