Just back from almost three weeks in South Africa and I'd almost forgotten that we had arranged for another social worker to come for our 'second opinion' meeting today at 3pm. We were a little nervous because we'd been unaware this meeting was part of the process - it is for everyone, we're not special!
Anyway, the social worker arrived and we had a nice chat. She's quite direct and many people think she's a bit scary but we actually really like her - she's got loads of experience and really wants to help...even if she looks like she wants to beat you to a pulp and steal the wheels off your car on the way out.
It was a little awkward to start with because she's not been involved in our assessment until now so she's only read the Prospective Adoptive Parent (PAP) report, which our social worker hasn't actually completed yet...even though he should have done.
We talked about our lifestyle, our family situation and standard stuff about boy vs girl, why we'd chosen the age range we have and whether we'd considered the impact on our life going forward.
She said there wasn't much to talk about, really, as there are no major issues with any part of our application and she's confident that it will go through Approval Panel with no problems.
She's confirmed that she will support the approval of our application to the Panel, which is great news and confirms everything that our main social worker has said so far.
He's coming again on Thursday evening with the PAP report and a few final questions before we go to Approval Panel on 3rd May. Not long now!!!
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