I would like to introduce Miles to my EC friends. On April 12 he will be adopted by my son and wife so he will become their son legally. They are foster parents, which in our country means they are licensed to care for children-at-risk. Sometimes parents cannot take care of their children properly and foster parents take them into their homes and give them food, clothing, love and nurturing. Miles's parents were addicted to heroine and could no longer care for him. So after 8 months of caring for him my son and wife decided to adopt him. Usually foster children go back to their parents when the parents are rehabilitated. But this did not happen as the parents could not stop their use of heroine. The courts recently awarded my son and wife permanent custody of Miles. He is such a happy boy now and he loves his new parents as they love him.
Foster care does not always work well for children if they are passed from foster home to foster home because of behavior problems. Miles is one of the lucky ones, for sure, and so many foster parents are really good people. How does your country or culture handle children-at-risk? What do you think the pros and cons are for being a foster parent or for the children in their care? Would you want to do this kind of service or not? And what do you think about the benefits of adopting a child. What are the challenges?
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Thanks for congratulating Miles. He is a fortunate little boy and he does love his new family.
We are very happy to have him part of our family. He brings us a lot of joy.
It's a poor little boy and your son, his wife and your family all are very very kind-hearted. So now our boy is lucky to see the kind people. Congratulation for you having a new member in your family. Wish you all the nicest, best thing.
Thanks for your kind greeting to this sweet little boy. He has overcome so much by being loved so much. I won't tell the details about how his life was before my son and his wife starting caring for him. But I will tell you he lived in a car with a broken window in the cold winter of Colorado for 7 months off and on and could only speak a dozen words. Today he is healthy and speaks English fluently and well. Don't we wish we all could learn a language that fast.
so a big welcome to Miles ,you are now a member of our great family "English Club",may be younger one ! i hope from the deep of my heart that you will be happy in your new family and new life .
Best regards -Atika-
Thanks for your addition. It is interesting how your country provide these villages for the children. It certainly does provide for larger families to be together and not separated. In our system some families are split up. I like that you system provides for them to be together. Adoption is a difficult and long process in our country also, but for foster parents it is much quicker and not so expensive.
I think,it is a great challenge to become a foster parent.
In my country there is a similar system to yours,as foster parenting and there are orphanages,in moderner form too.Here several children live with one foster parent or family in a big house,named "S.o.s.Child Village".
Children are placed to a similar situation in these villages,as they lived in a real family,and brothers and sisters are kept together as far as possible.
To adopt a children in my country is a long and difficult procedure,due to bureaucracy,and somtimes it is disappointing.
I'd do this service with pleasure too,if I'd be apt to it financially in the future,but unfortunately we can't do it at presently.
Miles is a lucky child,have a loving and caring family as yours.
Wish you be happy with Miles forever!
Thank you my dear friend, Nebia. It has been our joy and reward to help our son and daughter-in-law to care for these children. It is sad to see them return to their parents for us, but it is good that they parents have been rehabilitated. In Miles's case, the parents do not want him. But we have been able to be in contact with his grandparents and they are welcome to visit him and know him. Thank you for your blessing from God and it is for his honor that we do this.
You definitely understand this, don't you? It is wonderful to adopt a child when we cannot physically conceive children. My son and wife were able to have a baby girl biologically also. But we have no difference in our love for either one. They just came to us in a different manner. I am happy for the joy you have with your son. Which is more important a blood relation or a love relation? I say it is the latter.
Thank you and God bless you with your family.
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