The Lilliput Families BlogThoughts from the wonderful people at Lilliput!

Everyone knows a social worker. Maybe a friend or relative who works in a hospital, school, correctional facility or county office. Some social workers become family counselors, some throw their energy behind particular causes, and some team up with elected officials to advise policy decisions. The indisputable fact is that few social workers share the same responsibilities, and knowing a social worker is not synonymous with understanding the path they’ve chosen.

“I often describe parenting a 14-year-old kid as jumping on a rocket at full speed,” David Romero warned at one of Lilliput Families’ recent Resource Family Approval orientations. But, he added, he would do it all again in a heartbeat — and he hopes that other prospective adoptive parents take the same leap.