I am very new to this and trying to figure out if adoption is possible for me. It has always been a dream of mine but life has a funny way of turning out and I never imagined that I would end up having 5 biological children of my own. But now the youngest is 6 and I am a stay at home mum with a lot of patience and parenting experience and time off during the day and I thought I would go back and explore the possibility of adoption at this stage. I have tried calling a couple of local authorities and found their attitude toward my situation varying. A couple said to come along to an information evening although they were not sure what my chances of adoption were (but said they couldn't turn me down over the phone), others were almost hostile saying why would I ever even want more children, they were just exhausted by the thought, I couldn't possibly have the resources, physical space in the home, idea of the type of disturbed children they have, time to follow up on all the adopted children's needs, or consideration of how damaging it could all be to my bio children.
Has anyone with a large family been successful adopting? And are there Local Authorities or Agencies that perhaps have a more open minded attitude or maybe a greater need that would consider my case?
Many thanks for any help.
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hopingfor1more · 28/10/2014 10:22
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