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Family information:
DH1: [42] Romolo Hadrian "Rome" (Brocklehurst) Brocklehurst-Pandev
DH2: [36] Joakim Roland "Jack" (Pandev) Brocklehurst-Pandev
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Pick 3-6 words to describe their naming style: classical (Latin/Greek, Biblical/Judeo-Christian Legend), quirky, historic, fannish (inspired by or taken from popular culture, especially sci-fi and fantasy), dgaf
Additional info:
-- Jack is the son of a Macedonian father and a French-Canadian mother; Rome is the son of an English-Canadian father and an Italian mother. Both were born in and grew up in Canada, so both learned some French in school as well as a bit of American Sign Language (French and ASL being parts of the standard Canadian elementary curriculum, at least in British Columbia). Rome spent several summers in Italy visiting his mother's family, and thus speaks passable Italian (these trips also helped cement his nickname); he dropped French after grade nine and only considers himself bilingual (English/Italian). Jack's mother taught him Québécois French from a young age and his father taught him Macedonian, so he is essentially trilingual (English/French/Macedonian). Jack also knows a few words in Japanese that he picked up by watching subtitled anime.
-- Jack was raised in Eastern Orthodox Christianity by his father (his mother was agnostic and irreligious); Rome was raised Roman Catholic by both parents. Rome and Jack were married by a marriage commissioner who incorporated aspects from both religious traditions into the ceremony at their request. As a couple, they do not currently attend religious services except for some holidays.
-- Jack is a officer with the RCMP; Rome is a construction foreman.
-- They've been married for a decade (since it was first made legal in Canada), but have only recently decided they want kids.
-- Jack is an only child who always felt a little lonely growing up and had trouble fitting in with the other children at school and church; Rome is an only child who relished quiet and times of solitude after the chaos of summers in Italy with 50+ cousins but who was always a leader (and, to the frustration of all adults, trouble-maker) in his social circle at school and church.
Adoption information
1) What age ranges do they want the children to be?
-- Older than three. Neither wants to deal with bottles or diapers. So basically 3-16; they're a bit hazy on the upper limit but are very clear on the lower one. They both work full time and will use daycare/after school care as needed.
2) Whereabouts in the world do they want to adopt from?
-- Anywhere, but with a preference for local because that's a lot easier financially and logistically. ("Local" could loosely be defined to include most/all of Western Canada and the Western United States. But, much more specifically, "local," is southern BC.)
3) Would they adopt multiples (twins/triplets/etc)?
-- Sure.
4) Would they adopt children with health issues?
-- It would depend on the severity of the issues (see question 1), but as they both have some basic ASL (and are willing to learn more if need be) a deaf or HoH child would be very welcome.
5) Is religion/language important? Would they adopt children who don't currently speak their language? If they hold a particular religious belief (or are atheist/secular), would they adopt children from outside that background?
-- They would willing to adopt children regardless of language, but a child who speaks at least some English, French, Italian, Macedonian, or ASL would make things simpler for everyone, at least in the beginning. Children will be enrolled in Canadian public school (+ daycare/after school care programs) with instruction primarily in English (with some French and basic ASL), so they will inevitably learn English if they don't know it already.
-- As stated above, they do occasionally attend Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox services for holidays and other special occasions and would expect their children to attend with them; however, the children can practice (or not practice) whatever religion they wish and Rome and Jack will do their best to accommodate them.
6) Are they hoping to have their own biological children?
-- No.
7) Do they have a preference of gender?
-- No. Especially after reading the tragic story of Leelah Alcorn, they would happily and without hesitation or reservation welcome a trans or non-binary child/teen into their home.
8) Other considerations:
-- They might be willing to foster, but would prefer permanent adoptions. No pregnant teens (see question 1), though if a child they've already adopted gets pregnant, they're not about to throw her out (or even really get angry; they've never been uptight about things like that, or much at all really).
-- Both Jack and Rome are at least moderately concerned about the environment and protecting/promoting biodiversity, though I'm not sure that would affect their adoption preferences. They also support LGBTQ youth charities.
They can also adopt pets. Would they like to adopt a pet? How many, and what species do they prefer?
-- They would like to adopt at least one but no more than two dogs from a local shelter. "Larger" type dogs like Labrador/Golden Retrievers, but prefer mix-breeds over purebreds.
DH1: [42] Romolo Hadrian "Rome" (Brocklehurst) Brocklehurst-Pandev
DH2: [36] Joakim Roland "Jack" (Pandev) Brocklehurst-Pandev
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Pick 3-6 words to describe their naming style: classical (Latin/Greek, Biblical/Judeo-Christian Legend), quirky, historic, fannish (inspired by or taken from popular culture, especially sci-fi and fantasy), dgaf
Additional info:
-- Jack is the son of a Macedonian father and a French-Canadian mother; Rome is the son of an English-Canadian father and an Italian mother. Both were born in and grew up in Canada, so both learned some French in school as well as a bit of American Sign Language (French and ASL being parts of the standard Canadian elementary curriculum, at least in British Columbia). Rome spent several summers in Italy visiting his mother's family, and thus speaks passable Italian (these trips also helped cement his nickname); he dropped French after grade nine and only considers himself bilingual (English/Italian). Jack's mother taught him Québécois French from a young age and his father taught him Macedonian, so he is essentially trilingual (English/French/Macedonian). Jack also knows a few words in Japanese that he picked up by watching subtitled anime.
-- Jack was raised in Eastern Orthodox Christianity by his father (his mother was agnostic and irreligious); Rome was raised Roman Catholic by both parents. Rome and Jack were married by a marriage commissioner who incorporated aspects from both religious traditions into the ceremony at their request. As a couple, they do not currently attend religious services except for some holidays.
-- Jack is a officer with the RCMP; Rome is a construction foreman.
-- They've been married for a decade (since it was first made legal in Canada), but have only recently decided they want kids.
-- Jack is an only child who always felt a little lonely growing up and had trouble fitting in with the other children at school and church; Rome is an only child who relished quiet and times of solitude after the chaos of summers in Italy with 50+ cousins but who was always a leader (and, to the frustration of all adults, trouble-maker) in his social circle at school and church.
Adoption information
1) What age ranges do they want the children to be?
-- Older than three. Neither wants to deal with bottles or diapers. So basically 3-16; they're a bit hazy on the upper limit but are very clear on the lower one. They both work full time and will use daycare/after school care as needed.
2) Whereabouts in the world do they want to adopt from?
-- Anywhere, but with a preference for local because that's a lot easier financially and logistically. ("Local" could loosely be defined to include most/all of Western Canada and the Western United States. But, much more specifically, "local," is southern BC.)
3) Would they adopt multiples (twins/triplets/etc)?
-- Sure.
4) Would they adopt children with health issues?
-- It would depend on the severity of the issues (see question 1), but as they both have some basic ASL (and are willing to learn more if need be) a deaf or HoH child would be very welcome.
5) Is religion/language important? Would they adopt children who don't currently speak their language? If they hold a particular religious belief (or are atheist/secular), would they adopt children from outside that background?
-- They would willing to adopt children regardless of language, but a child who speaks at least some English, French, Italian, Macedonian, or ASL would make things simpler for everyone, at least in the beginning. Children will be enrolled in Canadian public school (+ daycare/after school care programs) with instruction primarily in English (with some French and basic ASL), so they will inevitably learn English if they don't know it already.
-- As stated above, they do occasionally attend Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox services for holidays and other special occasions and would expect their children to attend with them; however, the children can practice (or not practice) whatever religion they wish and Rome and Jack will do their best to accommodate them.
6) Are they hoping to have their own biological children?
-- No.
7) Do they have a preference of gender?
-- No. Especially after reading the tragic story of Leelah Alcorn, they would happily and without hesitation or reservation welcome a trans or non-binary child/teen into their home.
8) Other considerations:
-- They might be willing to foster, but would prefer permanent adoptions. No pregnant teens (see question 1), though if a child they've already adopted gets pregnant, they're not about to throw her out (or even really get angry; they've never been uptight about things like that, or much at all really).
-- Both Jack and Rome are at least moderately concerned about the environment and protecting/promoting biodiversity, though I'm not sure that would affect their adoption preferences. They also support LGBTQ youth charities.
They can also adopt pets. Would they like to adopt a pet? How many, and what species do they prefer?
-- They would like to adopt at least one but no more than two dogs from a local shelter. "Larger" type dogs like Labrador/Golden Retrievers, but prefer mix-breeds over purebreds.
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