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HelpRe: Lena's Adoption Agency
in reply to a message by Helena
LN: Carnahan
Your name: Sara Bridget
Age: 31
Occupation: Editor
Interests: books, football, swimming, theater, music, movies
Disabilities: none
Your SO's name: Adam Oliver
Age: 33
Occupation: Photographer
Interests: movies, music, art, football, skiing
Disabilities: none
Child(ren) living with you (names, ages, interests, disabilities):
--DD: Guinevere Rose "Gwen": 9; reading, karate, acting and singing, movies, softball; none
--DD: Joanna Caroline: 9; ballet, gymnastics, horseback riding, reading, softball, movies
--DS: Benjamin Paul: 6; T-ball, toys, karate
Others living with you (name, age, relations): none
Pet(s) living with you (name, gender, species): Spooks, a female black cat, and Muffin, a female mutt puppy
Location: Pennsylvania
House type: modern ranch-style with five bedrooms and an attic that can be made into more.
Do you travel often? If so, where to?: We vacation twice a summer to locations all over the world. We have taken the kids to Italy, Kenya, France, China, and many places all over the US.
Language(s) spoken: English predominantly, but also French, Spanish, and Italian as well as functional Swahili
Nationality/ies:Sara is mostly Irish, French, and Native American. Adam is mixed race, mostly Irish and English on his mother's side and African America and Native American on his father's.
Religion(s): Sara is Episcopalian, Adam is Methodist, but neither of them are avid church-goers.
Other: Adam and Sara met at the main campus library when they were in college. Sara was a sophmore, Adam was in his senior year. They fell in love quickly and were married within months after Sara graduated. Sara works for Scholastic as an editor and is currently writing novels of her own. Adam works for a company that specializes in promotional material for charities.
The Adoptee(s)
How many children do you wish to adopt? (max. 6): 3
Age(s) (0-17): newborn to 4
Gender(s): both, any proportion
Preferred origin(s): any
Preferred language(s): any, but at least a little English would be preferred for the older children
Preferred religion(s): any
Will you accept:
Children with pets? If so, what sorts? Yes, anything not dangerous
Siblings? Yes, this would be preferred
Multiples (twins, triplets, etc.)? no more than triplets
Cousins? yes
Neighbours? yes
Best friends? yes
Children with disabilities? If so, what sort and severity? Mild to moderate of any kind
Children who need constant medical attention? Yes
Children who are terminally ill? No
Pregnant teens? No teenagers
Teen parents? If so, which one, or both? If both, will you allow a couple to stay together? No teenagers
Gay/lesbian teens? No teens
Will you allow them to stay in contact with non-abusive parents/relatives/friends/etc? Yes, if they want
Other: Other: Sara and Adam planned on a large family. The twins came within the first year they were married, and then Ben came three years later. Not long after Ben's first birthday, Sara was in a car accident that damaged her womb. After trying to concieve for four years with no results, Sara and Adam began to explore other options. They considered surrogacy, but they decided instead on adoption.
Thank you for your preference, and do let us know how your new family is doing!
Your name: Sara Bridget
Age: 31
Occupation: Editor
Interests: books, football, swimming, theater, music, movies
Disabilities: none
Your SO's name: Adam Oliver
Age: 33
Occupation: Photographer
Interests: movies, music, art, football, skiing
Disabilities: none
Child(ren) living with you (names, ages, interests, disabilities):
--DD: Guinevere Rose "Gwen": 9; reading, karate, acting and singing, movies, softball; none
--DD: Joanna Caroline: 9; ballet, gymnastics, horseback riding, reading, softball, movies
--DS: Benjamin Paul: 6; T-ball, toys, karate
Others living with you (name, age, relations): none
Pet(s) living with you (name, gender, species): Spooks, a female black cat, and Muffin, a female mutt puppy
Location: Pennsylvania
House type: modern ranch-style with five bedrooms and an attic that can be made into more.
Do you travel often? If so, where to?: We vacation twice a summer to locations all over the world. We have taken the kids to Italy, Kenya, France, China, and many places all over the US.
Language(s) spoken: English predominantly, but also French, Spanish, and Italian as well as functional Swahili
Nationality/ies:Sara is mostly Irish, French, and Native American. Adam is mixed race, mostly Irish and English on his mother's side and African America and Native American on his father's.
Religion(s): Sara is Episcopalian, Adam is Methodist, but neither of them are avid church-goers.
Other: Adam and Sara met at the main campus library when they were in college. Sara was a sophmore, Adam was in his senior year. They fell in love quickly and were married within months after Sara graduated. Sara works for Scholastic as an editor and is currently writing novels of her own. Adam works for a company that specializes in promotional material for charities.
The Adoptee(s)
How many children do you wish to adopt? (max. 6): 3
Age(s) (0-17): newborn to 4
Gender(s): both, any proportion
Preferred origin(s): any
Preferred language(s): any, but at least a little English would be preferred for the older children
Preferred religion(s): any
Will you accept:
Children with pets? If so, what sorts? Yes, anything not dangerous
Siblings? Yes, this would be preferred
Multiples (twins, triplets, etc.)? no more than triplets
Cousins? yes
Neighbours? yes
Best friends? yes
Children with disabilities? If so, what sort and severity? Mild to moderate of any kind
Children who need constant medical attention? Yes
Children who are terminally ill? No
Pregnant teens? No teenagers
Teen parents? If so, which one, or both? If both, will you allow a couple to stay together? No teenagers
Gay/lesbian teens? No teens
Will you allow them to stay in contact with non-abusive parents/relatives/friends/etc? Yes, if they want
Other: Other: Sara and Adam planned on a large family. The twins came within the first year they were married, and then Ben came three years later. Not long after Ben's first birthday, Sara was in a car accident that damaged her womb. After trying to concieve for four years with no results, Sara and Adam began to explore other options. They considered surrogacy, but they decided instead on adoption.
Thank you for your preference, and do let us know how your new family is doing!
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Your Adoptees
Cian Shane is a 3-year-old boy from Ireland. His parents put him up for adoption at birth, as they did not want to deal with his condition. Cian has oculocutaneous albinism, which causes him to have poor eyesight, photophobia and get sunburnt easily. It is possible that in the future he may need surgery to correct his eyesight; sunscreen also needs to be constantly applied, especially when outdoors or in places with plenty of sunlight. Cian loves to draw and fingerpaint, and he has a passion for Disney films and characters. His favourite toys include, but are not limited to, plastic aeroplanes, cars and Lego blocks. Cian is a very smiley, extroverted and generous child, and he is also very straight-forward and blunt in his speech (for example, if he sees someone eating a piece of cake, he will shamelessly ask the person for some). Cian has straight white hair, blue-red eyes and very fair skin.
Lan-Fen and Ming-Qiu are two-month-old twin girls from China. Their parents put them up for adoption because they wanted a boy. Lan-Fen and Ming-Qiu do not have any interests yet, but they seem to like colourful objects and soothing music. Ming-Qiu seems to be fussier than her sister, but both of them are fairly quiet, despite being very curious about the world surrounding them. Both girls have straight black hair, brown eyes and fair skin.
We would love to hear how the children are doing!
Cian Shane is a 3-year-old boy from Ireland. His parents put him up for adoption at birth, as they did not want to deal with his condition. Cian has oculocutaneous albinism, which causes him to have poor eyesight, photophobia and get sunburnt easily. It is possible that in the future he may need surgery to correct his eyesight; sunscreen also needs to be constantly applied, especially when outdoors or in places with plenty of sunlight. Cian loves to draw and fingerpaint, and he has a passion for Disney films and characters. His favourite toys include, but are not limited to, plastic aeroplanes, cars and Lego blocks. Cian is a very smiley, extroverted and generous child, and he is also very straight-forward and blunt in his speech (for example, if he sees someone eating a piece of cake, he will shamelessly ask the person for some). Cian has straight white hair, blue-red eyes and very fair skin.
Lan-Fen and Ming-Qiu are two-month-old twin girls from China. Their parents put them up for adoption because they wanted a boy. Lan-Fen and Ming-Qiu do not have any interests yet, but they seem to like colourful objects and soothing music. Ming-Qiu seems to be fussier than her sister, but both of them are fairly quiet, despite being very curious about the world surrounding them. Both girls have straight black hair, brown eyes and fair skin.
We would love to hear how the children are doing!
This message was edited 12/8/2009, 4:40 PM
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Three Years Later
All of our children are doing extremely well. Cian is coping well with his condition. When he was about four he began asking why he was differet, and we had a long talk explaining it to him so he could understand. He started kindergarten last year and after a little initial wariness he made a lot of friends. Thankfully, his eyesight has gotten no worse and the doctors have agreed that glasses are the best option now. We may consider surgery when he is older, but for now he is content. He is very close to Gwen, who is very protective over her little brother, and he and Benny love to play ball with one another. Cian is joining Benny's old T-ball team this year. We are also enrolling him in art classes. He loves drawing Mickey Mouse and Simba, and all our family is impressed with his talent.
When we adopted our second set of twin girls, we made Lan-Fen and Ming-Qiu their middle names. They have been Annabelle Lan-Fen and Samantha Ming-Qiu for the last three years. They have developed very different personalities. Annie is extremely precocious and very curious about everything. She is a real go-getter and would rather figure things out herself than let anyone help her. Sam is quieter and loves animals. Her favorite color is red, and she loves to draw. Cian is very excited about this and is always hovering every time she has a crayon to see what she'll make. The girls have recently started noticing they look different than Mommy and Daddy and their brothers and sisters. We have explained to them about adoption and China and we are planning another trip there in another year or so to show them where they came from.
Thank you for giving us our wonderful son and daughters!
All of our children are doing extremely well. Cian is coping well with his condition. When he was about four he began asking why he was differet, and we had a long talk explaining it to him so he could understand. He started kindergarten last year and after a little initial wariness he made a lot of friends. Thankfully, his eyesight has gotten no worse and the doctors have agreed that glasses are the best option now. We may consider surgery when he is older, but for now he is content. He is very close to Gwen, who is very protective over her little brother, and he and Benny love to play ball with one another. Cian is joining Benny's old T-ball team this year. We are also enrolling him in art classes. He loves drawing Mickey Mouse and Simba, and all our family is impressed with his talent.
When we adopted our second set of twin girls, we made Lan-Fen and Ming-Qiu their middle names. They have been Annabelle Lan-Fen and Samantha Ming-Qiu for the last three years. They have developed very different personalities. Annie is extremely precocious and very curious about everything. She is a real go-getter and would rather figure things out herself than let anyone help her. Sam is quieter and loves animals. Her favorite color is red, and she loves to draw. Cian is very excited about this and is always hovering every time she has a crayon to see what she'll make. The girls have recently started noticing they look different than Mommy and Daddy and their brothers and sisters. We have explained to them about adoption and China and we are planning another trip there in another year or so to show them where they came from.
Thank you for giving us our wonderful son and daughters!
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