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MAYA'S ADOPTION JOURNEY

WELCOME TO MY JOURNEY TO BRING MY DAUGHTER, MAYA GRACE HOME FROM GUATEMALA. DURING THIS JOURNEY I HAVE STUMBLED OVER MANY MOUNTAINS ONLY TO BUILD MY FAITH. THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HARDEST JOURNEY'S OF MY LIFE AND IT HAS THE GREATEST PRIZE AT THE END. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM TO PLACE MY DAUGHTER IN MY ARMS FOREVER. MY DREAMS WILL THEN BE REALITY!!!

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Sunday, February 11, 2007

CO-WORKERS AND OPINIONS!!


LAST NIGHT DEBORAH AND I CALLED TO SEE IF THEY NEEDED US AT WORK. WELL, THEY DIDN'T NEED US SO WE HAD ANOTHER NIGHT OFF. THEN ABOUT 10 PM WE GET A CALL THAT THEY NEED ONE OF US TO COME IN. SO, MY WONDERFUL BESTFRIEND SAYS THAT SHE WILL GO. I HAD BEEN DREADING GOING BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE RUDE COMMENTS ABOUT ME ADOPTING. I KNOW THAT I WILL HAVE TO FACE THEM AGAIN (TONIGHT). SO, I WAS NOT EVEN THERE LAST NIGHT AND PEOPLE WERE STILL TALKING CRAP. I HAVE HAD SO MANY SUGGESTION. THE SUGGESTION ARE "JUST FORGET ABOUT THIS ADOPTION", "WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO HAVE YOU OWN BABY", "MY SISTER CAN GET YOU A BABY FROM MEXICO", "I KNEW THIS WAS JUST A SCAM", "YOU SHOULD ADOPT FROM THE UNITED STATES", "I THINK GOD IS TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING". THE LIST COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON. THIS MAKES ME SO MAD. IT REALLY HURTS BECAUSE I THOUGHT THESE IDIOTS WERE MY FRIENDS. SOMETIMES I WISH THAT I HAD NEVER TOLD ANYONE THAT I WAS ADOPTING. I JUST TELL THEM THAT I WILL BRING MAYA HOME. I DON'T KNOW WHEN BUT SHE IS MY DAUGHTER AND SHE WILL BE HOME.

posted by Ginger--Maya's mommy @ 8:25 AM  

7 Comments:

  • At 1:38 PM, Blogger Courty said…

    Ginger, I am so sorry that this is happening to you! These co-workers of your need to mind their own bussiness! I can tell that none of them have ever gone through an adoption before! My advice is to just simply follow the path that the Lord has set out for you. Just think...in 16 more days you will will be with your daughter and you will leave all of your co-workers behind! Yipee!

    Courtney

    courtyshorty7@hotmail.com --if ya wanna talk

     

  • At 4:24 PM, Blogger Andrea said…

    Courtney said it best-just follow the path and everything will turn out right. Often times, when we are heading down the right path, obstacles are thrown in our way to test us. The Enemy figures if he can sway you, then you'll lose your faith. Hang in there, and do not lose your faith. Ignore your coworkers- just smile sweetly and tell them Maya WILL be home in the perfect time :)

    Hang in there!

     

  • At 5:59 PM, Blogger Lori said…

    Why do your co-workers think they have any right to say those things to you? Do they not have any tac? Apparently not!! I am sorry you have to face this every time you go in. Hang in there! Just smile and reply "God knows!" when asked when she is coming home! As far as the other idiotic comments - ignore!

     

  • At 7:00 PM, Blogger bodegalee said…

    Oh Ginger,
    I'm so sorry that you continue to get rude/thoughtless comments...It takes me back MANY years to when I was in nursing school and talking to my friend whose husband was a big-wig in hospital admin, but she was doing the second career thing as I was (early mid-life crisis :) and I said something like "well all we women will stick together and things will be great".... Ok I was very Ignorant - what can I say? She quickly enlightened me that you get large groups of women together and you can get the biggest cat-fights/bitch-fests going. As a nursing sup. I've seen this so many times as one of the gals working our noc shift was the union rep and she and I got into it more than I can tell.. It's nice when you only work 6 x a month as you really can let it all hang out and have the strength to do it..

    BUT one thing I've learned, mostly going thru some of our challenges with Ellie which Thank God are ok.. she's doing well and will continue to do so because she's my dd and I'll fight forever to make sure she has what she needs (just as you'll fight to get your dd home)..... What I found however is that I DO NOT have the emotional energy to "be friends" with folks who arent there for me unconditionally.. Yes, good friends sometimes put their feet in their mouth (BTDT).. but good friends can also say so... Unfortunately you may be finding the hard way, that some of the folks you're working with are nothing more than co-workers - not friends.. and I'm sorry as I dont mean to sound bitchy, but "true friends" support you.. Yes, they may have some questions - even incorporating all you've said because they care about you, but that's different than blanket statements of what "you should/shouldn't do"! I once again apologize for the long post. You've got great friends - Deborah is one of them... True friends are there for you during the good and bad and can empathize and offer a shoulder.... For co-workers not able to do that, simply come up with a standard phrase "things are moving along, despite hitting a bump in the road, but I know my dd will be home very soon. thank you for asking!" Folks who dont support you dont deserve any more info than that..... which I know is hard when it's something you're thinking of 24/7... the photo montage (worth the wait) was beautiful - I cried and my huge kudos to whomever sent it to you.. Take good care Ginger and big hugs to you!!

     

  • At 9:45 PM, Blogger Nichole Foster said…

    Y aknow what?!?! Tell those woman to BITE YOU!!! Tell them to F*@& OFF AND MIND THEIR OWN BUSINESS!! With friends like them who needs enemies?!?!?!

    Sorry but you are being much stronger that I could be. I would of gone off on them time and time again until they did not feel the need to talk to me at all, let alone about the adoption.

    But hang in there you know you have us blogger buddies to be around and support you. You know if you need anything you can just ask.

    ((((((((HUGS)))))))) from Kansas
    Nichole

     

  • At 5:57 AM, Blogger Mary said…

    WTF!! Sorry, but that really makes me angry. I guess its true that you really find out who your true friends are when you are going through a tough time. I think Leigh's post has some great points. I know that right now it does hurt, but soon enough you'll have that beautiful girl in your arms! That is all that matters.

     

  • At 11:06 AM, Blogger Calico Sky said…

    boy Ginger do I know what your going through. I think everyone voices their opinion but I do think that people think that when someone is single they have an extra right to voice their opinion, and they don't. I have stopped talking about my adoption 100% I say nothing about it because I can't stand their reactions. Be strong, you have all of us behind you, they are SOOOO WRONG!

     

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