I love the book! It would be great to update it. But perhaps it’s also time to do a new book about how you are all a family. It’s wonderful that he’s “forgotten” so maybe the adoption should no longer be the focus but instead how you are now a family.
My close friend has an adopted sibling and then adopted a child. "Adoption" is a regular topic of conversaton in their home even though the child was adopted as an infant. Every year they celebrate the day they share, "Gotcha" day, when they "got" each other and the baby came home. The child is now a well adjusted teen and has zero issues with how they became a family. It amazes me how many times it is brought up in school by teachers, staff or other students mostly because they are different races and folks have to know what's what;) Adoption is your son's story, your family's story and your book is probably a perfect thing to go back to now and again to celebrate your relationship and keep the idea of adoption in his head. When he's older, he'll be the one asking you questions like why did you adopt, how did you chose him or maybe you two will make another book together for a future child♡
Awww!! This story is beautiful Tephaney! When I was in high school my Dad n step Mom adopted a baby. We never told him he was adopted. N some how when he was in either Elementary or Middle school someone told him. Its funny bc even tho we never told him he said he always wondered something! (Wow..at such an early age too) He wasnt mad n it didn't bother him. But my Dad said that my brother n him had the discussion n that my brother didn't want it to be discussed again. N it hasnt. I never saw him as anything but my brother. I love him equally. I love ur story n I really hv been thinkn abt being a foster Mom. Oh yeah.. My cuzzn abt a baby. He's 19now and he stiiiiill doesn't know that he's adopted. TFS!😉
After my home study was complete, I was matched with my son in 2 days. It took 6 weeks to bring him home after being match due to him being a day’s drive away, and needing to arranging flights and visits with him etc. Once he was in my care, per law, all children must be in their prospective adoptive home a minimal of 6 months prior to the adoption being finalized. Our process should have finalized at the 6 month mark, however my son’s county adoption social worker had some mishaps with our paper work which extended the wait time a few additional months.
