Adoption Q&A: Answering your questions about adoption!
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- I appreciate you all for watching! I had a ton of fun making this video. I hope you can find some answers within this video.
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Thank-you! For your advice on adoption older children in the foster care system. I needed this confirmation on adopt older teen who needs stability, permanent home to call their own.
Hey bud I’m a adoptee myself 33 though and saw you first video on your story years ago and anytime I’m working with a potential parent because I work with an agency during the impact class Q&A panel and I think your video helps me push people towards older children. I’ve pushed that video numerous classes and it’s the icing on the cake. Also since watching your video I myself went out and adopted a 13 year old. I had already adopted a 8 year old prior to watching the first video about 18 months ago. So was very excited to see this video pop up on my suggestions today
Thank you for this amazing and informative video!
We are an italian couple (from Rome) who wants to adopt sibling teenagers from the Philippines (international adoption) but a lot of social workers try to discourage us because they believe it will be very hard and because we are considered a young couple (me 40 and my wife 32 years old).
(little beckground: my wife is Filipina)
Your video help us a lot to understand what a teenager is passing through.
Thank you so much one more time for sharing your story!
Hey, if you pass by Rome, let us know! :-)
My dad is 72 and walks 5 miles a day with his dog, ski’s, goes boating, hiking, kung fu twice a week as a black belt, snow shoeing, white water rafting, canoeing, camping, daily weights and everything physical. Old to one person may not be old to another. I’m 45 and feel 20! I don’t feel old yet.
Just a follow up after watching the whole video I got trigger happy and commented 3 minutes in first comment. I did this as a single 30 year old guy. And I would recommend it to you too I think it helped get a tad more perspective being in the other role. And also both kids came in as fosters and I committed permanently to them day one coming from your shoes so once again you nailed many points spot on but I do want to see you pay it forward and be that home that’s needed it’s deff needed for the kids and that should be the intent and priority however for you the former foster child you’ll see a few things come full circle. On my oldest I met him while visiting my sons previous foster home and he had asked his caseworker to call me the day he was taken out that home. Didn’t hear from them for six months and one day I got that call. I said yes and it took me a year and a half the second time first time was wayyyy easier the second time I went through the process twice, had to buy a new house, all kinds of craziness in order to pull it off. I asked him why did he tell his caseworker to call me they had a home lined up and he said no. I barely knew him but he said because he knew I’d be the only person who could handle him. And my man must be in sales it hit a chord what would you say to that? I’m not ready I can’t excuse excuse. Nah. Nike just do it. And you can see add me on Facebook Tavis carnegie not hard to find I’m not much different then you man. I’m just out here trying to make it for myself and I damn sure wasn’t even ready the first time 2 kids and 3 years playing dad under my belt I’m still trying to figure it all out. And I’ll be honest with you if I was never sitting in his shoes or yours, if I couldn’t understand the desperation he felt and understand how much he needed it, I certainly would have backed out! And I’d be lying if I didn’t admit it helped me grow up faster didn’t have a choice at that point. Shouldn’t adopt until you’re ready but the catch is you ain’t ever ready till after you do and it’s not that you get ready after you just understand more and more you couldn’t have possibly been ready.
Hey Tavis, I’m also a single 33 y.o. who is fostering/adopting. I just completed my home study and tonight is the last night of the TIPS classes with DHR for me. I would love to connect and ask some questions about your experience as an adoptive dad.
@@LGSwole hey bud absolutely glad to have you aboard. I will say for starters you should have a fairly easy time getting a placement there’s a huge shortage of single guys adopting and no shortage of young men that would do great in a single placement with a male figure.
❤adoption is truly amazing
I’m happy for you
Your statement, "I am not an expert," is quite the understatement. Your personality traits, based on observing your videos, are rather obvious: you exhibit empathy, patience, compassion, resilience, resourcefulness, flexibility, communication skills, dedication, cultural sensitivity, problem-solving skills, organizational skills, advocacy drive, personal integrity, and a realistic but positive attitude. In short, you have it all. The only thing you might lack, since I don't know your educational background, is professional training and diplomas to position you highly in the related field. You might even consider more esoteric fields like sports psychology or anything else that piques your interest. I wonder if you have ever considered rerouting and committing your professional life to that field.
Also, please forgive my boldness. While I am not a health professional and could be completely wrong, I feel that you are somewhat underutilizing your talents. Based on my own experience, we can be affected by such common factors as our diet. Alternatively, it could just be a sign of your natural modesty, but even if that is the case, it is an unnecessary self-limitation in our cultural reality.
Chris, thank you for being exactly who you are, because you are exceptional already. Who knows? You might have already changed the life of a child or a parent who saw your video, and we will never know it.