12 things you should know...

Here are 12 things you should know about waiting adoptive parents... (It was written about an adoptive mom.)

1. Your friend is not crazy. (She is adopting.)

2. She loves a child she’s never met.

3. It’s difficult having your heart on the other side of the world.

4. She is addicted to her email.

5. Her child has been through trauma.

6. Adoption isn’t pregnancy.

7. She probably doesn’t know when the child is coming home.

8. She isn’t sure they’re coming home.

9. Your friend is kind of stupid.

10. She doesn’t need to hear your HAS (horrible adoption stories.)

11. She has probably done her research

12. She looks brave on the outside, she’s brave on the inside too. But she’s also a mess.

To read the entire article, please click the link below:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wymsel-/dear-friends-of-waiting-adoptive-moms_b_3795132.html