Adoption Frustration

I am so frustrated. Yesterday I emailed our case worker at our adoption agency. I wanted to make sure that she had received our updated Birth Parent letter (my husband had dropped it off last week and our last name wasn't on it). I also asked if there had been anyone looking at our profile, etc.

Well, I received a reply saying that she had received it (she thought). She thinks??? No. If you don't know, you check. You don't say, "I think." Adoption costs people a lot of money. You need to be certain you received their paperwork. The caseworker also neglected to answer the other questions I had asked. She didn't even acknowledge that I had asked her anything else.

Maybe I wouldn't be so frustrated if I didn't feel so forgotten. Before things changed at the agency, our caseworker (a wonderful woman who was forced into retirement) sent us monthly updates. She would call us and let us know what was happening with our particular case...we didn't even need to call her. I know that what our first case worker did was above and beyond what others would do. However, when we met with agency staff in July, we asked about a newsletter with updates. We stated that it didn't have to be involved, just how many babies were being placed, how many birth parents were coming in, how many still looking, etc. Information they have. We were told that a newsletter would be coming soon. Well, its approaching the end of September and still no newsletter. We had even offered to do the newsletter for them (type it, etc.).

I've always bragged about our agency. I've told people how wonderful they are. How they go above and beyond. I'm not feeling that way anymore. In fact, when our year of waiting is up and we have to update all of our paperwork and pay more money for stuff we've already paid for, I think we'll switch agencies. I am so disappointed to say that, but I doubt they'll care. They don't seem to notice us anyway.

Wish us luck. Until next time...