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Apr 17, 2024
1:44:40pm

BeyondTheMark All-American

Soooo… we were just notified that the drug addict birth mom of my 5 girls just lost parental rights to

her toddler son and we would have first dibs.

Just as our youngest will be hitting Jr year in High School and both my wife and I work full time.

Our kids are making noises they want to pull him in, but my aching mid 50s body seems reluctant to agree…

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Originally posted on Apr 17, 2024 at 1:44:40pm

Message modified by BeyondTheMark on Apr 17, 2024 at 1:54:10pm

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BeyondTheMark

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Soooo… we were just notified that the drug addict birth mom of my 5 girls just lost parental rights to

BeyondTheMark All-American

Apr 17, 1:44pm

your 5th girl or your five year old girl?

Cougarclaw

Apr 17, 1:47pm

we have 5 adopted daughters and one bio boy, this would be first adopted boy

Apr 17, 1:51pm

That's a tough situation, but you could probably give him a better life than

TailgateU

Apr 17, 1:48pm

I'm too selfish to even do one. God bless you for your efforts regardless of

JAGA97

Apr 17, 1:48pm

Sacred decisions--praying for guidance for you. You're a good man.

LosAlcoug

Apr 17, 1:48pm

All I have to say is God bless you for your selfless sacrifices

ldssdl

Apr 17, 1:48pm

it's the sibling to one of your other kids?

SLC-Durham

Apr 17, 1:49pm

to 5 daughters, they have same bio mom as this boy- adopted as group

Apr 17, 1:52pm

Was she taking drugs or alcohol while pregnant? If so, be very, very cautious as

BlooCoug

Apr 17, 1:50pm

assume so since she did with all the others, we’re very familiar with the issues-

Apr 17, 1:53pm

Why has this woman been sterilized?

JAGA97

Apr 17, 1:57pm

You and your wife are amazing!

j20

Apr 18, 7:36am

True and so sad. Somebody needs to parent these kids but hard job

runnincoug

Apr 17, 1:53pm

IDK, but it reminds me of this Random Acts episode where the adult children told their adoptive parents that they just

Smack'sWife

Apr 17, 1:56pm

That's a huge decision. Sometimes it's okay to completely redo your life plan. "We must think of it as an adventure..."

Smack'sWife

Apr 17, 2:00pm

I personally would feel pulled to take him, especially where it's their biological brother and they want him too. You

RoaroftheCougartails

Apr 17, 2:00pm

God Bless you and Mrs. BeyondTheMark.

Lifi

Apr 17, 2:01pm

Would she have a shot at getting him back in the future?

Hobo

Apr 17, 2:05pm

No. Severed rights.

Apr 17, 2:07pm

Severed parental rights means severed.

dratax

Apr 17, 2:10pm

RE: Soooo… we were just notified that the drug addict birth mom of my 5

Eddie

Apr 17, 2:05pm

You should totally do it but remember that parenting is a young man(and woman)'s game. I'm 52 with a 7 yo. It's hard

LaserCoug

Apr 17, 2:08pm

You gotta do it

EDthoracotomy

Apr 17, 2:09pm

Can you condition the adoption on the mom getting a hysterectomy?

Scratch

Apr 17, 2:10pm

She has no say or influence on the process at this point

Apr 17, 2:11pm

Are any of the adopted daughters married, and if so would they be an option?

Penske Material

Apr 17, 2:12pm

One is, but she is just 20 and her husband is about to enter medical school

Apr 17, 2:13pm

Was the child ever in a good foster home that wants to adopt?

Guppy

Apr 17, 2:13pm

There is a young couple without any connection offering. This would solely be to keep him

Apr 17, 2:15pm

I may be wrong but there seems reluctance on your part at least.

CMAC38

Apr 17, 2:19pm

This is a direction I would strongly consider.

garyfan

Apr 17, 2:21pm

I think this is a good way to look at it ... who can give him the best life?

runnincoug

Apr 17, 2:23pm

Dang, you are a saint already. God bless in whatever direction you go.

Apr 17, 2:14pm

do it, you won't regret it.

Bob Vance

Apr 17, 2:21pm

Yes, do it. Think of the long term, not short term. He needs your family.

cougar95

Apr 17, 2:31pm

I appreciate that sentiment but don't think this is fair to OP.

garyfan

Apr 17, 2:36pm

But one thing that the rest of us don't have is his siblings.

LaserCoug

Apr 17, 2:58pm

RE: But one thing that the rest of us don't have is his siblings.

garyfan

Apr 17, 3:07pm

I’m mid 50s and have toddlers. Giddy up. Life is very busy and the work is

Don Carlton

Apr 17, 3:08pm

Different Dad for the girls and the boy? Age between the youngest and him

SwanSong

Apr 17, 4:18pm

I adopted my youngest at 50

snowcat

Apr 17, 4:28pm

It's threads like this that make me realize how far I am from a Celestial mindset.

BlooGeek

Apr 17, 4:37pm

This may sound insensitive, but could you obtain guardianship without

BringYourUltimate

Apr 17, 6:58pm

I would assume that if this is going on...

Eddie

Apr 17, 8:43pm

Good point. Curious whether there would be a backdoor path to assuming control

BringYourUltimate

Apr 18, 3:59am

Having worked within the state system - it's a crapshoot.

Eddie

Apr 18, 1:39pm

In all honesty, if your daughters didn’t know about it, you could conceivably say no. Once they know about it, you would

LaserCoug

Apr 17, 7:26pm

Being a parent is the greatest service we will do. You are a champ!!

figonaccio

Apr 17, 7:41pm

God bless you for even considering. Not an easy choice at all.

Bin01015

Apr 17, 9:40pm

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