DPJ 254 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I just emailed 3 of my childless friends... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
reneetodd 23 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I know a great couple! Just helping them redirect their focus from international adoption to Abrazo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkLaurie 0 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I know some friends of ours sent in their inquiry in the past few weeks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deannemil 0 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I know some friends of ours sent in their inquiry in the past few weeks! Thank you, Laurie, for the heads up. Hopefully, Chris and I can get some things officially in gear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suebee 228 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I talked with a couple recently, but they already have a son. If I hear of anyone...I'll definitely send them your way! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TeddyRae 0 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Well I just made a couple of calls, I hope I can help and get the class full! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waiting for a miracle 1 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I work with a great girl that would love to adopt, unfortunatly her and her man aren't married. I think you have to be married a year.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DPJ 254 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I emailed one more... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hkingkong 10 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I talked to an old friend of mine sister but infertility is still a touchy subject and they have given up on being parents. I'm hoping to influence my old friend if I ever talk to her directly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DMBro 0 Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 My husband and I fit the description in the first post and we'll be mailing our application within the next 7-10 days, but I'm guessing we won't be able to come to orientation until March at the earliest. We look forward to working with Abrazo and getting to know you all through the forums! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
melissamerritt 254 Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Welcome to the forum, while you wait there is a wealth of info on here that you can read to help prepare you for parenthood! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don&Andrea 0 Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 My husband and I fit the description in the first post and we'll be mailing our application within the next 7-10 days, but I'm guessing we won't be able to come to orientation until March at the earliest. We look forward to working with Abrazo and getting to know you all through the forums! I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure if there is orientation in February, there won't be one in March. Aren't they more like every 2-3 months, based on need that is? Lots of folks have gotten the official invite to attend orientation a week before, so be prepared if and when! Welcome to the forum! Make yourself at home around here, and like Melissa said, read all you can while you're here, there is alot of great info here! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DPJ 254 Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 It can be done in a few weeks.... we got a later application in Jan 08 and the rest is history... welcome to a journey of a life time... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don&Andrea 0 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Passed on your number and link to the website today! Hoping you hear from a great (childless) couple soon! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jan and Greg 0 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 I just thought of someone I can e-mial!!! Jan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Angie 0 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 I have a special couple in mind as well that I have been talking to over the month or so. I will be passing this message along first thing Monday morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoeAndMel 0 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 WE NEED CHILDLESS TEXAS COUPLES! Actually, we need childless couples from all over, but especially, it seems, from Texas. One new prospective birthmom who came in today to look over our profiles was very disappointed to learn that we have no more than 3 childless couples from Texas currently waiting to adopt. While we assured her that Abrazo has great parents-in-waiting from all over, she was adamant about wanting her baby to grow up in the Lone Star State. She saw this as assurance that her open adoption would truly be open, if her child could grow up in a home close enough to allow for periodic visits. If you (or someone you know) is longing to become a first-time parent, has documented infertility and is ready to learn about open adoptions done the Abrazo way, please, tell them to get an inquiry form downloaded from our website and sent in to us, pronto! in hopes that we can follow that with a completed application in time to get them into our upcoming orientation weekend in March! Who knows? It could just mean that some lucky Texans might then get ready in time to take home the baby of their dreams by summer... or fall... or winter...!? (Not if-- but when!) But good grief...there are 3 and we certainly know that one of the 3 is WONDERFUL! What more could she want? Many eMoms don't get even that many options. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElizabethAnn 690 Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 But good grief...there are 3 and we certainly know that one of the 3 is WONDERFUL! What more could she want? Many eMoms don't get even that many options. Could it be that she simply wanted a childless couple who was willing to open their hearts and their home to the 'type' of child she was carrying, at that time? Fortunately, the post you're quoting from was from a year ago (2008)... but only one of Abrazo's current PIWs (parents-in-waiting) is open to any race and none are open to older children, so there certainly are plenty of prospective birthmoms out there who still, sadly, don't find many options available for the sort of child/ren they're planning to place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jada 8 Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Wow, "what more could she want????" As a birthmom I find this really offensive. Let's see what more could she want??? How about as many options as possible for the baby she is carrying or that may already be born who she is trying to place? If she is not comfortable with the three that are available (even if every single one is open to her situation,) if she does not like them, does that mean she is being greedy and doesn't have the right to want more of a choice??? I just totally don't understand this totally insensitive comment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jnholzem 0 Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 I have a couple that I referred a few days ago too, but they will not be homestudy ready for a while. I think they are still waiting for approval to even get on the forum? Not 100% sure about that though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
melissamerritt 254 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I think I just sent a childless couple you way who are homestudy ready and are open to any and all babies. Oh how I hope they call Abrazo tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suziandben 134 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 what's the current status on this request? have you filled up orientation yet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stork Central 1,114 Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thank you all for your calls and referrals! The February orientation is shaping up nicely, but still has space available for childless couples that are able to be generous in their racial preferences and would be irresistible additions to Abrazo's placement program. So if you know of a tremendous candidate, be sure to send 'em our way! (After all, Abrazo's fabulous first families deserve nothing less.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stork Central 1,114 Posted March 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 It may seem hard to believe, given that we just completed a new orientation and already have such fabulous families already-in-waiting, but the April orientation weekend is coming up in the not-so-distant future, and Abrazo has a particular need for some certain kinds of childless couples: those who are 1) living in Texas, and/OR who are 2) Hispanic, and/OR who are 3) young (under 32), and/OR who are 4) open to infants/children of biracial (Anglo/African-American OR Hispanic/African-American) descent. So if anyone out there knows of some fantastic would-be adoptive parents who don't yet have children and who do meet any of the four criterion above, please, send 'em our way! Because keeping an ample variety of great families who meet the preferences of expectant parents who come here seeking the "just right" fit for the child/ren they intend to place helps ensure they won't need to search for adoptive homes anywhere else! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mbell 73 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Hopefully just sent a TX couple to you via Indiana! Coincidently, an old friend just contacted me on behalf of friends of a colleague, remembering we had used a TX agency, and I was happy to give you a glowing recommendation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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