John and Tammy Carver - Parents for the First Time (February 11, 1998)
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- Опубликовано: 16 дек 2024
- Tammy and I married on April 16, 1988. We started trying to have children in 1989. Years passed with no children. I remember going to church, malls, restaurants and other public places and leave crying when I would see babies because we could not have a baby of our own. Finally, after being turned down by the Baltimore Maryland Social Services to adopt two black children (because we are not black). We were also turned down by Catholic Charities, to adopt through their organization, because we are not Catholic.
In 1997, with the help of Terry Fortier, we met with Ron Stoddart who worked with Nightlight Christian Adoptions. In February 1998 we traveled to St. Petersburg Russia and adopted a little girl and a little boy. On February 11, 1998 we stood before a Russian judge with our translator, Olga, standing between Tammy and I when we became parents for the first time.
Here are some memories from that trip.
John Carver
john@johnwcarver.com
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