I sent out this email today to everyone I know who knows families that might be willing to adopt. I will probably not get any responses.
I am going to take her name out, but this is the story:
__________ (10/89) is a sixteen year old African American female. She has shown she is somewhat responsible as she has currently completed her tenth grade of high school while maintaining a part-time job at a fast food establishment. She
has expressed a love for school and education however she requires special attention to stay focused and motivated. She attends some special education classes and has expressed a desire for higher education by attending
college.
____________ is a healthy child. She was diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder not Otherwise Specified in March of 2005 but does not require any medications. She receives counseling on a bi-weekly. She does not have any special or medical needs.
____________ came into care when she was about eight months old due to her being abandoned by her mother. She is currently losing hopes of ever being adopted but has expressed on several occasions she wanted to have a permanent
family.
This is a crime. She has spent almost 16 years in the system. A crime.
I am going to take her name out, but this is the story:
__________ (10/89) is a sixteen year old African American female. She has shown she is somewhat responsible as she has currently completed her tenth grade of high school while maintaining a part-time job at a fast food establishment. She
has expressed a love for school and education however she requires special attention to stay focused and motivated. She attends some special education classes and has expressed a desire for higher education by attending
college.
____________ is a healthy child. She was diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder not Otherwise Specified in March of 2005 but does not require any medications. She receives counseling on a bi-weekly. She does not have any special or medical needs.
____________ came into care when she was about eight months old due to her being abandoned by her mother. She is currently losing hopes of ever being adopted but has expressed on several occasions she wanted to have a permanent
family.
This is a crime. She has spent almost 16 years in the system. A crime.
2 comments:
That is so incredibly sad and unfair.
Yep, a crime. One thing I noticed is that the AdoptUSkids website used to have these really scary descriptions of the kids, like "This kid is oppositional, likes to set fires, and has RAD, ADHD, LSLDIF:AEKJCXIJ, etc." They changed it a while ago to be more seeker sensitive, which I think is a good thing, because the descriptions always seemed kind of demeaning to the kids. Anyone could read about their personal problems. Yes, it is good to know what you are getting into and to know the problems, but I'm glad they changed it so the kids have some privacy. Maybe some kids like the girl you mentioned didn't get adopted because of the scary descriptions they used to have. The new ones are more about what the kids like to do instead of all their diagnoses, making them seem like kids instead of delinquents.
Can you tell I'm procrastinating on my dissertation??? 3 comments in one night. Eeek.
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