Wednesday, July 11, 2007
And then there were 3
Well it seems as if another one of my girl friends is off the marker. She has gone and found herself a man. I am so happy for her. She is also having a wonderful career run as well. Now it is me and 2 other friends in the singles mart. :-) Good things comes to those who wait. And boy am I overdue.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
No Wire Hangers!!!!!!!!
So today a judge at the Suffolk Family and Probate court signed a piece of paper and made me a mother..... It is very strange to say, I have a daughter. I am not sure if I will get used to saying it. But it is official. I adopted my godsister.
When she was about a year and a half, my mother was appointed her legal guardian. We been taking care of her since I was a sophmore in highschool and 17 years later, she is now my child. It has been roller coaster... she had serious medical problems when she was born and I found myself a frequent visitor to the Children's Hospital Emergency room that a good number of years. But with regular medical care she thrived and if you see her today you would never guess she almost died a couple of times as a child.
Funny thing is that, I did it without an attorney and what I thought would cost me a couple thousand dollars only cost me about two hundred, and that was for postage and a newspaper ad. A few years ago I asked a lawyer how much it would cost and her said about 3k, which was the main reason I did not do it. But everything happens for a reason and when it is suppose to happen. The process took 7 months. And that was only because I could not find her biological mother to sign the surrender form (the newspaper ad did not work for her because the was a last known address on file with the court). Like it said, everything in due time.
She has turned out to be a wonderfully intellegent, beautiful young woman whole has received a full four year scholarship to a boston university. She has been in the newspaper, recipient of several awards in boston and much much more. In eleven days she will be 18 and beginning a new phase of her life... I am glad we had a hand in that, it has been a group effort with her... and continues to be.
I still can't believe that I am someone's mother...
When she was about a year and a half, my mother was appointed her legal guardian. We been taking care of her since I was a sophmore in highschool and 17 years later, she is now my child. It has been roller coaster... she had serious medical problems when she was born and I found myself a frequent visitor to the Children's Hospital Emergency room that a good number of years. But with regular medical care she thrived and if you see her today you would never guess she almost died a couple of times as a child.
Funny thing is that, I did it without an attorney and what I thought would cost me a couple thousand dollars only cost me about two hundred, and that was for postage and a newspaper ad. A few years ago I asked a lawyer how much it would cost and her said about 3k, which was the main reason I did not do it. But everything happens for a reason and when it is suppose to happen. The process took 7 months. And that was only because I could not find her biological mother to sign the surrender form (the newspaper ad did not work for her because the was a last known address on file with the court). Like it said, everything in due time.
She has turned out to be a wonderfully intellegent, beautiful young woman whole has received a full four year scholarship to a boston university. She has been in the newspaper, recipient of several awards in boston and much much more. In eleven days she will be 18 and beginning a new phase of her life... I am glad we had a hand in that, it has been a group effort with her... and continues to be.
I still can't believe that I am someone's mother...
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