Assignment #1

Please write down 3 – 5 sentence answers to the questions below and e-mail the completed assignment to me:

1. What has drawn you to consider the adoption of a child from Russia?
2. What do you know about the adoption of a child from Russia?
3. Do you know someone who has adopted a child either from Russia or from another country?
4. If so, what has been their experience?
5. What is your fantasy of the child you would like to adopt?
6. How do you imagine your adopted child fitting into your family?
7. What challenges do you think you may face adding a child to your family?
8. What do you think may be some of the challenges for your adopted child?
9. What life experience or knowledge do you have that makes you feel prepared to manage these challenges?
10. What behaviors or problems would you consider intolerable, unacceptable or beyond your capacity to manage?
11. What if your child manifested some of those problems, would you still be committed to them?                                                                                                                                                             So, I am an over achiever and wrote WAY more than 3-5 sentences.  I went back and edited my answers to not look crazy LOL!  It took me two hours!  I never had to think about my answer, just started typing.  I love this.  I'm leery about publishing my answers because I share other people's stories to which I have no right to publish.  I will save everything for Kid though.  There will be no hiding our hopes and fears and dreams for Kid!