1. You have a personal Fed Ex account and the Fed Ex man knows you by name.
2. A perfect stranger (your social worker) knows more about your life history than your spouse.
3. Just in case you were worried, your septic tank is working ok!
4. The one notary public you know, runs when she sees you coming.
5. A perfect stranger interviewed your children your children about your parenting skills as you listened in and prayed they didn't take the opportunity to share with some of your worst parentingk moments.
6. Terms like dossier, USCIS, home study, embassy, I-600, and I-800 are now an everyday part of your vocabulary. In fact you have learned a whole new language, and not the one your child will be speaking.
7. You could write a book...101 things to know about fingerprints and background checks.
8. You think it is perfectly normal to own 15 copies of your marriage license and birth certificates. You never know when you might need an extra.
9. You know the drill at your local immigation office...all cell phones, purses, and bags must be left in the car.
10. Last but not least, you have a love in your heart for a son or daughter you cannot wait to meet and all the "stuff" you are doing to bring them home will be so worth it!!!
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