senorsoupe
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I've been in Bulgaria for a little over two days and this country is pretty amazing. Sofia is absolutely stunning while the town we are in now, Mezdra is much more Balkan but still pretty cool. Also the food is phenomenal (and not expensive!).
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The Pie and Bovril Dead Pool 2024
senorsoupe replied to Miguel Sanchez's topic in The General Nonsense Forum
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I didn't take photos because I didn't have a good lens, but it's a pretty magical experience. It went almost completely dark, the street lights came on, the Corona was clearly visible and it was just a surreal feeling. We got about 3 minutes of totality
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Today is total Eclipse day here in Eastern Canada. I'm currently in Southern Quebec visiting my folks to watch it, looks like we will have good weather. Note to pendants, yes I will wear proper eclipse glasses Have any other P&Bers witnessed a total solar eclipse?
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8 Monday, slow start with the first two wrong
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The Pie and Bovril Dead Pool 2024
senorsoupe replied to Miguel Sanchez's topic in The General Nonsense Forum
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5 Tuesday 4 in the cup
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Good pass from Mac Allistar
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Another good finish
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Oh, that wasn't in the script. Great hit by Welbeck to but Brighton ahead
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Thank you, we are under no illusions that this will be easy, but we have been preparing for a while so we believe we are ready. Although you can never truly be ready for everything but we have a good network and a good support system
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We initially wanted to, but we actually didn't qualify to adopt domestically for a variety of reasons, including the fact that we rent and aren't homeowners and one aspect of my wife's health. The things that disqualified us in Canada were not an issue for Ukraine or Bulgaria so we proceeded that way. I think I misspoke or didn't phrase that well. We have indeed received all of the dossier and will be discussing it with our adoption social worker before we go to see if there are any things that we are missing when we read and evaluated the report ourselves. As of right now the child is not aware that there is a potential match but they are aware that they are in the registry to be adopted internationally (and are OK with it). The child is of an age where they are able to make a decision on their own so that is more of whether or not they decide they don't like us than if we don't like them. We are 100% committed and would have no intention of not keeping them even if things come up down the line. My wife is a professional in mental health and disability so we are well prepared on that front. I don't know how it works in the UK, but in Canada you need to take courses and be evaluated by social workers before you can be approved to adopt (domestically and internationally). These courses are specifically designed to teach you about the trauma associated with adoption and evaluate your readiness to handle these situations and it's not an automatic pass. We have also been in contact with people who were adopted, people who have adopted children, and have attended seminars and read a lot of books about adoption and the stories of adopted people. In short, we are well aware of the difficulties of this transition and are prepared for the more difficult behaviour that is likely to be involved as they transition.
