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Julie and Nick answers Why did you decide to adopt?

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  1. i adopted 2 mixed race children when i was married then divorced after some time i went on to adopt another 4 mixed race as a single mum, all with special needs. I always say they were all sent to me for me to learn from and i have learnt so much from each one of them. Patience,acceptance , understanding,love and forgiveness, so i do not think I chose them but they chose me to teach me.Our house is complete chaos but full of love and happiness. Now with 2 g/daughters it is still continueing and i would not have it any other way.I only regret I could not help any more.”

    Posted by [No first name supplied] on 13th May at 10:20PM (flag as inappropriate)

So, we looked into the possibilities of adoption and when we started actually going through the process we’d – we actually decided that that was the best solution. That was exactly what we wanted. And actually almost became a preference, didn’t it f”

Julie and Nick, 44 and 47

Other people answering Why did you decide to adopt?

  • Video by Oona

    “...adoption seemed like a way of getting a baby instead of getting a bill”

    Oona, 41

  • Video by Robert and Marilyn

    “When the youngest of our oldest children went off to university, Marilyn got a very bad case of empty nest syndrome. ”

    Robert and Marilyn, 61 and 56

  • Video by Collette and Adam

    “So it was just really because we didn’t want our son to be an only child.”

    Collette and Adam, 41 and 39

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