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We have been submitting home studies on boys, ages 5-9, and have 2 bio boys, 11 & 9. Today we attended an adoption event and unintentionally found a 15 year old boy we think would be a great match with our family. I say unintentionally because I noticed a red headed boy (my boys are gingers and they stick out to me!), & read his profile out of curiosity. I was hooked immediately.
Has anyone else gone into this expecting to adopt younger, and then changed to a teen?? We are not going to pursue other teens, just THIS teen. I just wonder how crazy we are to do this? We have discussed it in detail, and the difference it would mean in the house and changing of birth order for our oldest son. Before this he had expressed wanting an older brother, and still feels the same.
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LOL! You just reminded me how I felt when I saw my kiddos pictures in a book for kids to be adopted. Hubby and I thought about adopting 1 child 0-4 year old and I saw their picture and just fell in love. I went from 1 kiddo to 5. Everyone thought I was crazy!!! I had a special connection that no one will be able to understand. Today, 3 years later, we are a family and they are my world. So happy I listened to my heart and God. I believe it was God's plan.
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Not crazy at all. We haven't adopted a teenager, but we had no intention of adopting a child with special needs. But then our agency got a call for special needs siblings needing a home, when I saw their pictures I could picture them as part our family. Once we met, it was love at first sight, and I just knew we would be a forever family. You can't always imagine what perfect blessing are waiting for you.