Adoption Update!

[sugarblue]

For the most part, it's over and done with! It wasn't even as involved as we both though it would be. Basically, all that happened was a lawyer made an appointment with John today. They met up, John looked over the brief paper work, lawyer lady asked if John had any questions (he didn't), John signed the paper, and that was that

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[panda_dancer]

congrats. Stephen told me that he has considered signing away on Kaleb, and the only reason he doesn't is that the grandparents (Stephen's family) would be too upset to lose the kid. Bleh, I say. It's not like they've got that much invested in him now - just two Saturdays a month. But they are a whiny sentimental bunch.

I just count my blessings that Stephen is only interested in having exactly the amount of visitation that the courts allow (two Sat.s a month). Anything else, any contact with Kalev outside of appointed visitation days, he considers babysitting, and as my beloved says "I'm not getting paid, so why should I babysit? She wanted him all of the time, and she can have him all of the time."

*sigh* - I do love my man.

[sugarblue]

"the only reason he doesn't is that the grandparents (Stephen's family) would be too upset to lose the kid."

Oh god, we went through the same thing with John's parents. They actually cried when he gave them the news about signing away is rights. Finally, after a year, they decided to accept it and stopped whining about it.

Courts weren't involved when John and his ex decided on visitation, I don't think. It wasn't just two Saturdays a month, though. It had to be every other weekend, starting Friday night and ending on Sunday night. *shudders*

Your man sounds like a keeper. Never in a million years would John ever say "I'm not getting paid, so why should I babysit? She wanted him all of the time, and she can have him all of the time."