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Help[Games] Re: bananarama's Adoption Agency
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LN: Kelley-Shaw
Your name: Alasdair Morgan Shaw
Age: 26
Occupation: Yoga Instructor
Interests: Aquarium keeping, different yogas, origami
Disabilities: none
Your SO's name: Párlan Eben Kelley (Goes by Eben)
Age: 25
Occupation: History teacher
Interests: knives, ancient history, horseback riding
Disabilities: none
Child(ren) living with you (name, age, interests, disabilities): none
Others living with you (name, age, relations): none
Pet(s) living with you (name, gender, species): Caleb. Male. White Miniature Poodle (aka miniature sheep.)
Location: Dornie, Scotland
House type: Two-story house.
Do you travel often? If so, where to? Not often outside outside of the UK.
Language(s) spoken: English. (Eben speaks Gaelic, but that's nearly the equilvalent of speaking Latin these days. He is also fluent in sign language.)
Nationality/ies: Scottish.
Religion(s): Catholic.
Other: Eben and Alasdair have a sadomasochistic relationship, but have been maintaining it for years without any interferance into their outside lives. They temporarily had custody of Alasdair's younger sister Sophie (6-8 at the time) and it was never a problem. Sophie was in their care for two years until her mother was allowed to regain custody after suffincient drug rehabilitation.
The Adoptee(s)
How many children do you wish to adopt? (max. 6) 2
Age(s) (0-17): Under 12 if siblings. Under 8 if not.
Gender(s): Any. Not opposed to intersexed or gender dysphoric children either.
Preferred origin(s): European.
Preferred language(s): Any, but prefer English as at least theor second language to cut down on language barriers.
Will you accept:
Children with pets? If so, what sorts? Yes, anything within reason. (If you could get it at a pet store, it's fair game.)
Siblings? yes.
Multiples (twins, triplets, etc.)? yes.
Cousins? no.
Neighbours? no.
Best friends? no.
Children with disabilities? If so, what sort and severity? Yes, but mild severity only. Already have expereience with many speech impediments/disorders.
Pregnant teens? no.
Teen parents? If so, mother, father, or both? no.
Will you allow them to stay in contact with non-abusive parents/relatives/etc?
Yes, certainly. They may stay in contact with anyone they wish as long as it is a healthy relationship.
Other: There already many adopted children in our extensive family. We are very excited to open our home to two more!
Your name: Alasdair Morgan Shaw
Age: 26
Occupation: Yoga Instructor
Interests: Aquarium keeping, different yogas, origami
Disabilities: none
Your SO's name: Párlan Eben Kelley (Goes by Eben)
Age: 25
Occupation: History teacher
Interests: knives, ancient history, horseback riding
Disabilities: none
Child(ren) living with you (name, age, interests, disabilities): none
Others living with you (name, age, relations): none
Pet(s) living with you (name, gender, species): Caleb. Male. White Miniature Poodle (aka miniature sheep.)
Location: Dornie, Scotland
House type: Two-story house.
Do you travel often? If so, where to? Not often outside outside of the UK.
Language(s) spoken: English. (Eben speaks Gaelic, but that's nearly the equilvalent of speaking Latin these days. He is also fluent in sign language.)
Nationality/ies: Scottish.
Religion(s): Catholic.
Other: Eben and Alasdair have a sadomasochistic relationship, but have been maintaining it for years without any interferance into their outside lives. They temporarily had custody of Alasdair's younger sister Sophie (6-8 at the time) and it was never a problem. Sophie was in their care for two years until her mother was allowed to regain custody after suffincient drug rehabilitation.
The Adoptee(s)
How many children do you wish to adopt? (max. 6) 2
Age(s) (0-17): Under 12 if siblings. Under 8 if not.
Gender(s): Any. Not opposed to intersexed or gender dysphoric children either.
Preferred origin(s): European.
Preferred language(s): Any, but prefer English as at least theor second language to cut down on language barriers.
Will you accept:
Children with pets? If so, what sorts? Yes, anything within reason. (If you could get it at a pet store, it's fair game.)
Siblings? yes.
Multiples (twins, triplets, etc.)? yes.
Cousins? no.
Neighbours? no.
Best friends? no.
Children with disabilities? If so, what sort and severity? Yes, but mild severity only. Already have expereience with many speech impediments/disorders.
Pregnant teens? no.
Teen parents? If so, mother, father, or both? no.
Will you allow them to stay in contact with non-abusive parents/relatives/etc?
Yes, certainly. They may stay in contact with anyone they wish as long as it is a healthy relationship.
Other: There already many adopted children in our extensive family. We are very excited to open our home to two more!
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Welcome Matthew and Joanna!
Matthew Jamie is a 6-year-old boy from Glasgow, Scotland. He has red hair and green eyes. He was taken away from his parents because they were abusing him. He likes soccer and dogs. He has a pet Labrador named Rover.
Joanna Roza is a 3-year-old girl from Warsaw, Poland. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Her mother couldn't support her, but would like to remain in contact with her. She likes stuffed animals and dolls.
Please update on your new kids!
Matthew Jamie is a 6-year-old boy from Glasgow, Scotland. He has red hair and green eyes. He was taken away from his parents because they were abusing him. He likes soccer and dogs. He has a pet Labrador named Rover.
Joanna Roza is a 3-year-old girl from Warsaw, Poland. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Her mother couldn't support her, but would like to remain in contact with her. She likes stuffed animals and dolls.
Please update on your new kids!
This message was edited 1/27/2010, 6:21 AM
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An Update From Alasdair....
Matthew was skittish and quiet when he first arrived and preferred to talk mostly to Rover than to Eben or me. But children, it seems, are resilient, because within a few months, he was out of his shell and very lively. He’s been here nearly six months now and he surprises us all the time. He’s a very clever boy and gets good reviews from his teacher. He’s taken an interest in the boats that dock near the house and in horses that Eben often rides and visits. We will probably let him begin taking riding lessons after the football season ends. While he did have a few questions about mine and Eben’s relationship at first, he is still young enough to be open minded and has taken the idea of two fathers in stride. I think he has found that I’ll mother him endlessly regardless of my gender. He has began to play with the other children in the family, cousins and Eben’s much younger brother and sister who are all five, six, and seven. Not to mention, they all love one more in the mix. He has also become a remarkable big brother for little Joanna.
Joanna, the little dear, as learned the wonders of Skype. We’ve been allowing her to talk on there with her mother as often as she’d like and we‘ll most likely plan a trip to visit her around Joanna‘s fourth birthday. She truly is the gentle touch in the house though. As much as I try my best to mother and be the soft sided one, she’ll probably always beat me with tenderness. She mothers her dolls and stuffed animals for hours and usually it’s me and Rover that get dragged into playing with her. Since Joanna has joined the family, I’ve become quite gifted at dressing dolls, changing their nappies and brushing their hair. Rover hasn’t quite discovered the art of being so patient, but he has learned that she’s small and fragile and he takes care of her almost as much as he does Matthew.
So far, I’d say it’s going rather well here and having them in the house has brightened my and Eben’s lives in ways I cannot describe. I’m very happy we can all be there for each other and I would like to think things will only continue to get better from here.
Matthew was skittish and quiet when he first arrived and preferred to talk mostly to Rover than to Eben or me. But children, it seems, are resilient, because within a few months, he was out of his shell and very lively. He’s been here nearly six months now and he surprises us all the time. He’s a very clever boy and gets good reviews from his teacher. He’s taken an interest in the boats that dock near the house and in horses that Eben often rides and visits. We will probably let him begin taking riding lessons after the football season ends. While he did have a few questions about mine and Eben’s relationship at first, he is still young enough to be open minded and has taken the idea of two fathers in stride. I think he has found that I’ll mother him endlessly regardless of my gender. He has began to play with the other children in the family, cousins and Eben’s much younger brother and sister who are all five, six, and seven. Not to mention, they all love one more in the mix. He has also become a remarkable big brother for little Joanna.
Joanna, the little dear, as learned the wonders of Skype. We’ve been allowing her to talk on there with her mother as often as she’d like and we‘ll most likely plan a trip to visit her around Joanna‘s fourth birthday. She truly is the gentle touch in the house though. As much as I try my best to mother and be the soft sided one, she’ll probably always beat me with tenderness. She mothers her dolls and stuffed animals for hours and usually it’s me and Rover that get dragged into playing with her. Since Joanna has joined the family, I’ve become quite gifted at dressing dolls, changing their nappies and brushing their hair. Rover hasn’t quite discovered the art of being so patient, but he has learned that she’s small and fragile and he takes care of her almost as much as he does Matthew.
So far, I’d say it’s going rather well here and having them in the house has brightened my and Eben’s lives in ways I cannot describe. I’m very happy we can all be there for each other and I would like to think things will only continue to get better from here.
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