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Hi all,
I just joined last night and have a ton of questions, however, just wondering if anyone has been successful in adopting a sibling set of 2 kids (same gender)...
I would like to, mainly because I was an only child...however, I live in a 2 bedroom townhome...and have doubts about it because they would ahve to share a room (so I would ahve to get same gender). I guess since I'm an only child, I'm wondering if the county fost/adopt has a problem with this....of course my second bedroom is huge with a bathroom (a double master suite townhome) so I go back and forth as to whether it's ok for 2 kids to share a room or if I should just go with one because I only have 2 bedrooms....any thoughts...or any stories similar that I can at least read about? :) thanks
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Hello..I have yet to adopt but I am leaning heavily on adopting a sibling group...I know that if they are the same gender they can share a room...you being an only child should not be a problem for the county and can't see why it would unless it affected you adversely and caused problems for you...there are many "only" children that have gone on to foster/adopt.... I'm not one of them..I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters...if you go under the "Adoptive Parents" thread, there is a link for sibling adoptions and some of those posters are single parents(as I will be)...good luck.... I know CommittedSoul and Marakios are both single parents of a sibling group(both have 2 sons).....you may want to check out their posts!!!
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blah....my semantics and spelling were definately off.
No I am adopting not because I'm an only child...I want two children sibling set mainly because I was an only child.
I've actually wanted to adopt since I was a teenager and I have no qualms (well limited qualms) about adopting as a single person. I have great family support, young cousins 9months to 5 year olds and my parents live a mile away so I talk to them daily and see thme multiple times a week with a good relationship.
well let's see the floorplan is 12'3"X 13'6" plus a bathroom for the second room (which is not the master...pretty good size considering my master is 13'2 by 15'4"
thanks for replying.
You would be surprised at how many children they will let you put in one room. I am single and was living in a two bedroom apartment when I adopted my son. The second room was small and I was afraid it would not even be big enough for an infant. Well, when the state came they measured and said I could put three kids in that room!
They also said I could have two kids in my room with ME! LOL!
Kids of different genders can share a room until they are like three or four. I would totally go for a sibling set and I have no doubts the room is big enough for two. Just try to get a sibling set with kids of the same gender so you don't have to worry about moving to a bigger place at a specific time period.
I ended up bringing home my son's newborn sister a year after he was born and came home. He had his own room and she stayed in my room with me since she was just a baby.
When he was two and she was one I bought a small house and now they have their own rooms, and so do I.
Good luck!
thanks for the words of encouragement. This gives me hope. I'm hoping there will be a 2 and 4 yo or 1 and 3 yo available same gender with no apparant gross motor difficulties as it's a two story and the rooms are on the second floor.
Of course if they want to give me a single child because it's a better match and it seems more appropriate, I will definately go for it as well.
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I foster/adopted 2 boys at one time as a single in 2007. I was licensed for 4 kids and I only lived in a 2 bedroom when I initially started. I seriously doubt that they will have a problem with it.
DannieAS
Hi all, I just joined last night and have a ton of questions, however, just wondering if anyone has been successful in adopting a sibling set of 2 kids (same gender)... I would like to, mainly because I was an only child...however, I live in a 2 bedroom townhome...and have doubts about it because they would ahve to share a room (so I would ahve to get same gender). I guess since I'm an only child, I'm wondering if the county fost/adopt has a problem with this....of course my second bedroom is huge with a bathroom (a double master suite townhome) so I go back and forth as to whether it's ok for 2 kids to share a room or if I should just go with one because I only have 2 bedrooms....any thoughts...or any stories similar that I can at least read about? :) thanks
I am a single parent working on adopting 2 of the 4 children that are in my home. I am actually at the moment a stay at home mom. The state does not have a problem with single parents adopting, as long as you are financially stable and have good childcare. I have a 3 bedroom/2 bath single story home.
I'm a single mom with 2 sets of brothers: P, who's 14 and L, who is 10 are adopted and the 2 younger ones (8 and 7) are in the process of being adopted. As long as the bedroom is a certain size, you won't have a problem. Good luck!!
DannieAS
Hi all,
I just joined last night and have a ton of questions, however, just wondering if anyone has been successful in adopting a sibling set of 2 kids (same gender)...
I would like to, mainly because I was an only child...however, I live in a 2 bedroom townhome...and have doubts about it because they would ahve to share a room (so I would ahve to get same gender). I guess since I'm an only child, I'm wondering if the county fost/adopt has a problem with this....of course my second bedroom is huge with a bathroom (a double master suite townhome) so I go back and forth as to whether it's ok for 2 kids to share a room or if I should just go with one because I only have 2 bedrooms....any thoughts...or any stories similar that I can at least read about? :) thanks
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If you have the heart to take in a sibling group, you should go for it! Sharing a room isn't a big deal at all!I have adopted two sibling groups and am working on a third - first group is bro/sis, second group is two sis/one bro, and this last one is two bros/one sis. I have four girls in one bedroom, and four boys in another bedroom (BIG bedrooms), and it's all been approved by the State!
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