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Article #197: Adoption - Making a Difference in a Child's Life!

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About 15 years ago I made the decision to Over the years, I have seen my adopted
become a foster parent-to make a son grow and develop into a loving,
difference in a child's life. Was it what caring husband, great father and really
I expected? Well, not exactly! What I kind person of whom I am very proud.
expected was a grateful kid, happy to be Having an adopted son that I've grown to
in a nice home away from the abuse and love, appreciate and greatly respect has
problems that brought him into care - the allowed me to weather many of the
perfect kid. What I got, however, was an subsequent storms that fostering
angry, not terribly appreciative child difficult teens has provided me with. Now
who was quite difficult to work with. Did when things get really difficult I always
he trust me? No! Did he listen to me? Not think back to the time I almost gave up
always. But with patience and the passing on Mike. I am indeed grateful that I hung
of time we were able to work through in long enough to reap the rewards of
problems, develop a relationship and an adoption and share in his successes.
appreciation for each other. And, that One of these, my grandson, age three is
wasn't all that bad. at least in my eyes the cutest, brightest
In retrospect, I guess I made my share of kid in the entire state - I'm taking some
parenting mistakes. But, I looked for the of the credit! After all, my adopted son
good in him, had a lot of patience and must have listened and picked up some of
hung in there. Many years ago after the my values, right?
adoption finalized, I received a Birthday Yes, Mike did put me through the paces in
Day Card that said, "Dear Dad, I am at a the early years, but you have to pay your
loss for words so I picked a card that dues to get that "expected perfect kid".
said how I feel. I want you to know that And, isn't that what parenting is all
I will always be grateful for everything about?
you have done for me- adoption aside. You Adoption - Making a Difference in a
are a very special person who was always Child's Life! Explore adoption & find out
there for me! if adoption is right for you?
Happy Birthday, Love, your son, Mike."






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