After a long year, I finally was back at La Semana, a week long adoption camp for kids from Latin American countries. After the joyous reunion hugs and hellos, I headed off to my classroom that I would be helping in. Glancing out the window I instantly knew that it was one of those picture perfect days. The sun already shining, and a cool breeze just strong enough to lightly brush through my hair. Back in the classroom however, the temperature was not so pleasant.…
With my heart about to beat out of my chest, I make my way down the long narrow hallway that takes me to the courtroom where my family is waiting . I remember seeing all of the yellow caution wet signs scattered down the hall, letting people know that they had just finished mopping the smooth white floors. As I stand in front of the tall wooden doors that separate me from the court room, I cant help but wonder what all could go wrong. Does my step dad really want to adopt me? Will the judge grant the adoption?…
Puppy Adoption Adoption should always be your first option but it is not the easiest decision to make. There exist many dog shelters each with multiple dog breeds to choose from. The process of adoption might take hours up to days to choose the right puppy. All these puppies seek for are loyal, trustful, and devoted future owners to take care of them. These adorable puppies need your love and affection.…
Adoption is one of the other alternatives to an abortion. Adoption is the legal transfer of all parental rights and responsibilities to another adult or adults. Most women have chosen adoption instead of abortion because they feel that it’s best for their children. Almost all abortions take place because the child would be inconvenient, too expensive, or too much stress to cope with.…
I work at the local Fareway here in Indianola and every Monday and Friday a couple from the COC comes and buys lots of food for kids in foster homes. It was a rainy Monday night around 6 p.m. and the couple came in to buy their groceries for the kids as usual. I was standing there bagging other people's groceries and taking them out for them. When I came back in, I had to bag all of the couples groceries for the kids in foster homes.…
One thing that I have not considered before was when it is around Christmas time, and people do the adopt a family, that some families, but not all did not like it when we gave their families free Christmas gifts for their children. It was mostly the father of the house hold that did not like it at all, because that made the father feel like he could not provide for his family. When it was time to open present the father would go upstairs and go to his room, and if his children ask their mother where their father was, the mother would always lie and say that he left and went to the grocery store, and he would be right back. Even though he was right upstairs, the mother did not want to explain why the father did not want to be down stairs while they were opening up their gifts. I just never considered it that way.…
Coming from a small, broken home, Mary always knew she wanted to have a large family of her own. Having an emergency hysterectomy at the age of 27, three children were all that Mary could have, not fulfilling her dream of a great, overbearing family. All of her three girls coming from a previous marriage, adoption was the only option for Mary and her new husband. Now, one mother faces the horrors of attempted murder, mental disabilities and an agonizing lifetime commitment all because of international adoption.…
It is September 1st. School is starting really soon for me. I was discharged about a week ago but am still pretty sore. Every thing I see in the corner of my eye scares me and makes me scream, thanks to that dreadful foreboding night. I’m scared for Aiden and my unborn baby regardless on what the police officers said.…
I was born in a communist country, a country where the government controls everything. They control what jobs citizens will have, to how many kids and to what gender they are allowed to have. This is where my journey begins. My mother has always wanted a little girl, she tried for years but only had boys; after the fourth boy she decided to apply for adoption and adopt a little girl from the states. The social worker tried to arrange an adoption, but complications arose.…
My son, Ben Rowe, has been in my life since I married his mother back in 2009. I am very proud to be his father and help to raise him to be the positive young man he is. I am confident that Ben would be a fantastic edition to the University of Denver. Ben’s road to completing high school has been a wonderful process to experience with him. Our morning routine consisted of picking up bagels on the way to school and talking about the day before him.…
Then I froze she told me the news, I did not know what to feel, happy, sad. I couldn’t picture my future anymore, trying to figure out if my parents were going to resent me, what was Chad going to start to think about me. The good part is I have a little bit of time to figure things out before I show. A couple weeks went by I better find out what i’m going to do more or less tell people.…
It took thirty-six years to understand what it means to be a father, the pride, the selflessness, and the wonder of fatherhood in a single profound moment. Before that, I had been the center of my own world. Therefore, pride was something I felt solely based on my own accomplishments. My narrow vision left me unaware and completely unprepared for the moment my world had an unexpected guest, who took up residence, and still lives there today.…
This assignment is one that I understand completely. As a single parent of one child, a girl, born 1990 the opportunity to adopt another came to me from the drug addition of my sister. When my daughter was born, I was living with her father in a home in the same neighborhood I grew up in. My father and two of my sisters lived about a block way. In 1990 my family had three children born, my daughter in June, my sister Wanda had a son in July, and my sister Shirl had a son in October.…
I can remember when I had my first child all I told myself was that I wanted to raise my child into a lovable, acceptable and responsible adult. I have heard that raising children is one of the toughest jobs on earth. The first time holding my baby was amazing. It was very exciting to see a new life, the vulnerability, the innocence, the full dependence and total trust melted my heart. Bathing my son and feeding him was very exciting, but also a lot of responsibility.…
Becoming a father was the best thing that has ever happened to me in my life. It is such a special feeling living for someone else and not just yourself, knowing that your sole duties in life are now to love, provide, teach, mentor, and discipline. I always hear people say “ Im don 't think I 'm ready to be a parent.” and to be honest, I do not think anyone is ready to be a parent. I can still remember like it was yesterday the day my son was born.…