Our Foster Adoption Journey – Step 1: Getting The Facts + Going To An Informational Meeting
June 5, 2010 by Adoption Information and Laws
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www.faintstarlite.com We get a lot of questions so we decided to share our foster adoption journey and provide basic information for families interested in learning more about adopting through foster care. Keep in mind, each state has its own rules so the info I share is specific to adopting in Wisconsin… although there is a lot of cross-over in most states. Where are we currently at in the process? As of this video’s posting date we’re just finalizing our home study and will be eligible for placement next month. Thanks to Johnson & Johnson’s Health Channel for sponsoring this video series! I met the director of their channel at a conference awhile back and I ended up telling him about our adoption plans. I reached out to him after deciding to make a series of videos + posts on the topic and J&J said they’d be happy to sponsor it. Check ‘em out at: www.youtube.com If you’re looking for more resources on American adoption or about foster care, a great resource is AdoptUsKids.org – they have photolistings, adoption stories, and details about contacting your state’s adoption resource center.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
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Lose that background music, you don’t need to jazz it up.:D
why are you talking shit?
You seem like a beautiful, genuine, person! God bless you =]
GOOD LUCK!!! There actually exists some contraversy around adoption. Some people adopt and find it hard to deal with the child. My aunt adopted my cousin and it was great. Biological child? Awesome. Hard part is making child feel at home.
I just finished a social work internship with Children’s Home Society, and I surprised myself a bit. I understood everything you talked about in this video. Interesting (and sad) bit of information: In Florida, where I live, it’s illegal for a gay person to adopt or foster a child.
Good luck with everything! You’re doing an amazing thing, there should be more people out there like you and your husband. I’m really looking forward to watching more videos about the adoption process.
So bisexuals aren’t allowed to adopt kids?
Great video, looking forward to hearing how you get on.
great that u mentioned gay and straight!!!! and i thought the foster care pay people to care for foster kids intheir home.!?
a lot of foster people get paid to support the kids while they are living with them too
That is so awesome, Esther! I’ve always wanted to adopt too.
good luck with it all girl:)..best wishes..ur awesome
My parents adopted two girls through the foster care system. They had to pay 1 thousand USD to adopt (court costs). Another thing you might like to know is that the girls both get a child support check from the state, and are medically insured through the state until their 18th birthdays.
Thanks for the video!! My fiance and I are looking into adopting once we’re ready for children and I’ve always wanted to be a foster parent anyway. You’ve really sparked my hopes again! God bless you.
I envy the kid who will soon be a part of your family, Esther. You guys will make a great family, it’s science.
I am really glad that you are going through this route. It is focused on the kids and not the money. Plus, those children need a home and love. Good luck!
Great to here that your changing the life of a young child, Hope all goes well & cant wait to here more on it
your videos are always so amazing and inspiring
I can’t wait to see more videos from you on your path towards taking in another child- Good luck you have our support 
Thanks for reading another one of my comments.
@yellowjeep89 It’s definitely a great option for expanding a family, and there are so many kids waiting
Great information. Thank you for sharing!
lol Speaking about price make it sound like you’re shopping for babies. I want to buy a baby! A cute little fat one.
your thin!
and i really liked the video .. ur such an inspiration!
Esther you are an inspiration
) I wish you and Nick luck with the whole process.
@elesha76 Couldnt you tell i was being sarcastic too? You fool
@OhMarGerine And Im sure a delightful person such as yourself is really loved buy many in case you didnt get it I was being sarcastic you fool
Now I want to move to New York, lol..I get lonely being alone in a room with a piano bench duct taped to my back : ( But, it seems there’s a lot of absurdist folks in NY.
Yes all of his films are wonderful. I actually saw his screening at the last NYUFF. I agree with you, he’s an amazing filmmaker.
Isn’t this wonderful though…
yo this is maxbfrex
made a comment down the page about a year ago
just wanted to apologize
I still absolutely love this, one of my favorite things ever and a huge influence to me, I just think that the comment I made is offensive in it’s stupidity
Talking with the hand, because I don’t understand. hand talk baby.
especially steven and michael!
this is so so so good
the whole thing about how the children have to dance and shit is so unbelievably fantastic.
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I don’t want to bring this down by comparing it to Tim and Eric, but they share the same aesthetic, a bit. This is a lot more ambitious though, and partially fucking hilarious, one of the most hilarious things I have ever seen actually. At the same time there seem to be some buried meanings and criticisms of society which make viewing some scenes incredibly uncomfortable. Brilliant
dead to me (hair dryer *drop*)
I love that video. Incredible to see all that talent at such a young age. I can’t get enough of their work, and yours too.
Michael is so Amazing did you see the video of him as a kid in 85 dancing?
This is amazing. I love all of I-BE AREA so far, but especially this one. Cool to see Michael from Prettythingsss.