Birth Mother Matters Season 2 Podcast 120:  When Families Are Not Ready to Adopt What can happen when families are not ready to adopt but begin the process anyway? Marital DiscordDepression / Anxiety / PanicHave a lower level of satisfaction with the adoption processDifficulty engaging in the adoption process and bonding with your birth motherMaking decisions that may not have been made had  in desperation that you may not be happy with laterAreas where Adoptive families may not be ready to begin an adoption plan.Unresolved griefDiscord between spousesLack of education