Steve and Becky Adoption Storyline in Corrie

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What are people's thoughts on this? If they do the story sensitively and keep to a realistic timeline, then I think it's a really good thing that they're tackling it. My concern is that they'll speed it up for tv viewerdom, which could give a really false sense of the process.
Also - Steve and Becky... how likely would they be to get taken on by an agency in real life?

What was Steve in prison for?

Can't remember - something to do with violence in his youth? Nothing to do with children, though

how old are they? Isn't there an age issue?

No not really - the general feeling is that there should be 45 years between you and your adopted child as a maximum (so, if you're 50, you could adopt a 5 year old for example). There isn't really a younger age limit that I'm aware of. Their marriage has been pretty tempestuous, though, and they haven't been together for very long. Also, she has JUST lost 2 babies - I'm not sure social services would touch them for a year at least!

didn't she go to prison too?

I can't believe that they would be allowed to adopt.

Yes, I think so

shed been in prison, isnt that were she met the girl from the factory? I think realistically they will have to look at a surrogate.

Loved the scene the other night when the women were in the garden and the men in the pub all discussing adoption and, it being a soap, declaring exactly how many of them had either been brought up by someone who wasn't a birth parent or who were bringing up a child that wasn't theirs by birth.
And there was dear Tyrone totally unaware that he's about to bring up a child that isn't biologically his.

I would say they are handling the story line pretty well

where's sally these days?

it's good that they're doing an adoption storyline but there's no way they would be able to adopt in real life.

both have criminal records, mother has a history with drugs and alcohol, father been married three times and has a daughter by a woman that's serving life for murder!

I bet what will happen is they will be turned down for adoption and then it will all go over-the-top-soap-opera-style and they will either pay a surrogate or 'steal' a baby (Molly's?.

they did a similiar story before though with Violet so, I hope not. I dont think Molly would give her baby away but realistically it is the way forward, maybe they will go to America!