tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66084394107476460.post1077323881385131169..comments2023-07-04T02:06:27.786-07:00Comments on palmers and friends: OiDamaris @Kitchen Cornershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526087060203536108noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66084394107476460.post-77545562292360104582011-11-21T23:47:10.596-08:002011-11-21T23:47:10.596-08:00Hmmmm. Can you say she was a surrogate mother?Hmmmm. Can you say she was a surrogate mother?Marikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110357429393082121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66084394107476460.post-79556532660109577852011-11-21T17:00:17.281-08:002011-11-21T17:00:17.281-08:00oh yeah and also there's no way we can claim t...oh yeah and also there's no way we can claim the boy as our own biological child since he's black... it would be pretty obvious that we're not his biological parents.Damaris @Kitchen Cornershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526087060203536108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66084394107476460.post-64146627269615761232011-11-21T16:59:33.062-08:002011-11-21T16:59:33.062-08:00We can't just leave the baby with my mom. We n...We can't just leave the baby with my mom. We need to prove that we've been living with the baby continuously for 2 years before we petition for the child to get legal status in the U.S and no the consulate would not give the baby a travel visa, so really there's no way we can do it. We thought about staying but realistically there's no way, or at least no way that we know of. We don't have enough money, Christian can't legally work here. You know the mom hasn't registered the baby, so technically we could just register the baby as our own biological child ... yeah right. Sometimes I wish I was a dishonest but then again these rules exist because of dishonest people.Damaris @Kitchen Cornershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526087060203536108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66084394107476460.post-47758026755651290812011-11-21T16:53:47.088-08:002011-11-21T16:53:47.088-08:00This might sound really crazy but... Could your mo...This might sound really crazy but... Could your mom help take care of the baby when you go back and forth? Or.... Can you just "take the baby with you on a trip"? when you come back to the states and then just go back frequently enough that it will seem like you live in Brazil?<br />Do you HAVE to come back to the US? Can't Christian finish there?<br /><br />I have no idea. Of course this would require you to go back and forth a lot more, but I can't really imagine you not getting this baby after everything that's happened! Plus that mom really needs you to take it... <br />Stupid immigration!Marikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110357429393082121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66084394107476460.post-85951537213081662172011-11-21T08:49:08.703-08:002011-11-21T08:49:08.703-08:00Wow. That does sound very emotionally draining. So...Wow. That does sound very emotionally draining. Sorry it is so so complicated, but I'm glad you have found some people who can help you navigate it all. So fun that your friend and your mom will be there soon to play too!siennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369259032337015704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66084394107476460.post-64556753118976970412011-11-20T22:01:40.722-08:002011-11-20T22:01:40.722-08:00Thank you for including us in your day to day jour...Thank you for including us in your day to day journey. love and prayers!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05104100882943493588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66084394107476460.post-84151115486676098322011-11-20T17:04:20.727-08:002011-11-20T17:04:20.727-08:00Thanks for the post. We miss you guys. Sorry about...Thanks for the post. We miss you guys. Sorry about the baby! :( So sad. I wish they had different adoption rules for good people. The trip around South America sounds fun and congrats on the writing job.Kaityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834927583855071157noreply@blogger.com