I adopted 2 kids in 2000 whose mother had died in childbirth with the younger. They were (are) tricky to raise. Still not independent. (Not an environmental issue, I assure you...genetics. i raised them the same way I raised my two birth kids, with just as much love, attention, patience, and structure.)

So, both of the adopted kids made mostly destructive choices as teenagers (doing much better at 24 and 26 years old, finally). As a result of the choices ny adopted daughter made, I ended up adopting the first born of one of those kids in 2015. She is 8 now.

The 2nd time I adopted, in 2015, it cost $2200, using a lawyer (in Mossouri). The paperwork was a pain, but easy. Getting home visits from a social worker three times was part of the process. That was also easy, but annoying to have to be analyzed.

The court day events were easy. Our new one-year old actually starting clapping at the exact moment the judge announced the adoption as being approved. 😆 Then the judge and all the audience clapped along with her. What a leader she was, even as a one-year old! 😃 ❤️

I adopted 2 kids in 2000 whose mother had died in childbirth with the younger. They were (are) tricky to raise. Still not independent.

So, I ended up adopting the first born of one of those kids in 2015.

The 2nd time I adopted, it cost $2200, using a lawyer. The paperwork was a pain, but easy. Getting home visits from a social worker three times was part of the process. That was also easy, but annoying to have to be analyzed.

The court day events were easy. Our new one-year old actually starting clapping at the exact moment the judge announced the adoption as being approved. 😆 Then the judge and all the audience clapped along with her. What a leader she was, even as a one-year old! 😃 ❤️