Response to a Response to a Rejection (sort of)

Our worker got back to us fairly quickly after I sent the response email. I had cc:ed her on it. The reason she gave was simple: geography.

I thanked her, and that's about it. I have some doubts as to whether they actually told her that or she just made it up as a nice, plausible neutral answer. There's no point in pushing on it. I don't have high expectations for her at this point. I just want her to send inquiries when I ask, and she's been sending them.

I don't think they're really going to bat for us right now. We don't have enough seniority. We're five months in, and I think once we get nine months in they'll really start shopping us around. Mr. Perfect Single Guy was an exception, partly because I know he actively sent out a lot of inquiries. I want to do the same thing... push on the inquiries, but not obnoxiously.

I'll be doing some respite care this weekend on a referral from the agency. This is awesome. An adoptive mother needs a bit of time in the afternoon to go to a special event, so it's really more babysitting than respite. I'm excited about meeting the little kiddie and also getting the respite brownie points.

Thanks to everyone who shared their comments on the earlier post. This is one of the great things about blogging, sharing knowledge and experience. I'm always glad to hear stories from people who've done it before.