Any golden oldies from times past on the AUK boards want to post with support?advice for newer adopters? even if we just do a flashmob singing I will survive..........
Nice to see you Shadow - to see you nice!
Glad to see you Safia
still here
Advice - as Nicola would say, put on your emotional lifejacket
I love Janie Godley’s voiceovers
Maybe the up and coming dont need our advice but we had fun on these boards as well as supporting each other
Hi Shadow, great to 'see' you....
I well remember the laughs, support (scaffolding inventions for large round appendages to name but some more mad schemes) a massive family of friends & those all keen to share their survival strategies & top tips to get input & therapies for their struggling children... miss you all more than you will know.... bring back the ARF & associated mentality to name but one treat of laughs......
Miss You All....
Miss The Old Boards Solidarity
Xx moo xx
Hi all...forgot how hard it was to login!
I remember the old times and thank goodness things are calmer here now after some horrific years x
Lovely to see some of the "oldies" back. It has been pretty bleak on these boards for a while now. Hopefully things will pick up again as I do think there is still a huge need for them judging on how many views posts get. Good to hear things are calmer for you bop and lovely to hear from you too shadow - hope your family is doing well.
Xx
Another ‘oldie’ here but not sure I qualify for ‘golden’ status, I’m probably more at the ‘brass’ stage in the adoption hierarchy! 😀
Shadow, it’s wonderful to see you here; without being too fawning, you were a great inspiration to me as a single adopter. You never gave up, even when it seemed like the world was against you. It would be great to have an update on how Shadette is getting on (if you feel like sharing?) I sincerely hope your life is easier now?
Great to ‘see’ everyone else as well!
Ha ha, Furciver, yes I think I am somewhat tarnished rather than golden
Hi Shadow. Flash mob sounds good
I’m not golden either, more silvery I suppose. And not an oldie in terms of the forum, though I have more years under my belt than I would like. But I used to post regularly on ARF about my little granddaughter Kitcat. The ARF, under the watchful eye of our Commander in Chief Pear Tree, was such fun. And I enjoyed the thread where each post started with the next letter of the alphabet- can’t remember the name of the thread...
I learned so much about adoption from you all, and it really helped me in supporting my daughter and family in the early months and years after placement. What a shame when things went downhill and so many experienced parents stopped or were unable to post. I do hope the forum can bloom again into the fabulous resource that it was. Meanwhile, thanks and hugs to you all.
Your thinking of the f thread catlady - and Moo we had such laughs about the scaffolding and all the stuff about donkeys - as well as of course pear trees famous ARF thread
The ARF thread was too complicated for me - though I enjoyed reading it - and couldn’t resist the F (later G I think?) thread
Seventeen years in now... and was made a grandmother during lockdown 1. I remember you all very fondly and often find myself wondering how Shadow, Shadette and the orchard family are doing. So lovely to see your names again. Belated thanks for being there during the early days of placement.
Congratulations on becoming a grandmother, Ali - how are you finding it?
Oh the good old days! I used to click on 'Today's posts' and the list would be 3 or 4 pages long. I learned so much before my adoption journey even began. Then when it all finally happened, I used to sit in an exhausted, dazed trance once they were finally asleep and draw a strange kind of strength from reading about others who were either also still 'in it' or who had made it out the other side.
I was mainly a lurker on this site and am now an infrequent poster on a different one, but some of you may remember me from the chat room and elsewhere. Never managed Grey Speckled Hen's camp though. Always wanted to but shyness, behaviours and a clash of dates always prevented it.
Good to see some of you back on here.
We are now into double figures - both in age and in adoption years. Hard to believe really. It's been a stormy ride with constantly changing weather fronts (Met office camp) but we are generally in a good place and muddling along.
It's lovely to hear other people's news; thank you.
Good to hear from you Leo - we did have fun - I can remember coming on the boards in tears then ending up with tears of laughter - glady ou are all managing Leo
Please ignore the sad face emoji in response to Furcifer's message!!! I was trying to post a reply... you wouldn't think that I work in IT, would you?
My grandson is adorable... possibly the happiest baby I've ever met. Son is a brilliant dad, although I'd have been happier if he'd waited until he'd finished his degree. He's dealing with all of his commitments admirably though. And he'll have graduated by the time little one goes to pre-school!
Hi, I was a baby prospective and first child on the old boards, but recognise many names and learnt so much!!! We’re 9 years in and have 4 monkeys now... picked up a few dx... a deep weariness with the helping professions but are in reasonable shape...
heading towards the teens... terrified!!!
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