We've been reading the Child Permanency reports on the two boys we asked for more information about. Each one consists of about 40 pages of stuff. On first reading, it feels like lots and lots of information. All about their parents and their backgrounds, what's happened to them, why they're in care etc etc etc.
On reflection, though, it still leaves quite a lot of questions unanswered.
It's also quite strange, emotionally. Bit of a roller coaster. Given the last 3.5 years, this should come as no surprise, I know!!
We began with the 'cute factor' information and I fell in love.
Now we're beginning to get the detailed, nitty gritty stuff and all the warm feelings have completed evaporated. I still think they could be our kids, but there are some hard questions we need answering and some thinking we need to do that is practical rather than emotional. What can we take on, realistically? What risks are we prepared to take?
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