Planning to Adopt Again? Why Not?
My plan was to be a stay home mom for 4 years and when she was old enough to be in full day childcare, I was going back to work. Yes, motherhood to one was motherhood enough. Let’s just say my plan got derailed! When our daughter turned 2.5, she started asking for a sister. Initially, I brushed it off as peer pressure when her classmates’ parents were ‘showing’ and popping all around us ( yes, I can still be a sour grape, can’t I? Grin. ) but her requests were consistent & persistent - lasted for 2 years. When she was 2, my mother-in-law passed away suddenly and when I saw how my hubby’s siblings came together to support each other in grief, I realized a couple of things. First, we are older parents, so our daughter will have to go through this earlier in life. Secondly, she will have to handle all the emotional and physical grief hurdles all on her own! When we were on a beach holiday, we noticed other families with more than 2 children happily b