After reading my July 23 entry, one of my readers commented, "I know there are probably people out there who do not have pleasant home study experiences."
The adoption home study is one of the biggest fear factors that looms over prospective parents. What’s it all about?
- Do they really peek in your junk drawer and your underwear drawer during the home visit?
- Do you have to have all your medications locked up?
- Does the laundry soap need to be stored on a high shelf?
- Just how clean does your home need to be when they visit?
- Do they ask you questions about your sex life?
- What if you plan to spank your child? Does that mean you’ll be rejected as an adoptive parent?
- What if you have alcoholism or mental illness in your family history? Will you be axed?
These are just a few of the questions would-be parents struggle with when preparing for the dreaded home study.
I’d love to hear from readers — what was your home study really like? What was the most unusual thing that happened/that you were asked? What turned out better — or worse — than you expected?
Please e-mail me. I’ll compile your responses and include them in a future entry.
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