I was browsing my normal internet adoption sites and came across one that even surprised me. An unhappy teenager (none of us have ever heard of this!) who thinks his life would be happier with a different family (I’m sure this thought has crossed the mind of every child ever born.) If only he could be the only child in a family with a mother and a father his life would be happy. I know several families with just one child, and the children are either always at my house or my children are at their houses. Ah yes, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence and not only for the child. What parent of a rebellious or moody teenager hasn’t wondered if another family might be better suited to raise their child? What “loving” sibling hasn’t asked his parents if they could put his younger brother or sister up for adoption? When I was about five years old I clearly remember a police car pulling into our driveway and asking me if I recognized the toddler in the back seat. I assured him that I did not; he thanked me and pulled out of the driveway. I can still picture my mother running down the roads of Bristol yelling, “Bring back my baby!”

A Bond of Life Adoptions is seeking adoptive families who would be open to adopting a 13-year old boy, currently living in Louisiana. He is a healthy, bright child who is currently living with his mother. He is unhappy in his home environment and hoping that there might be a two-parent family willing to share their lives with him. He is an excellent student, very helpful and goes to church with the neighbors every Sunday. He desires a traditional family with no children, but may be open to siblings if the situation was right. He has not been in any kind of trouble with the law. He has no reported health or mental problems. His mother is relocating to a new town with her boyfriend and wants to make arrangements for her son as soon as possible. Interested families please contact Angie at 985-674-1818 or email angie@abladoptions.com. For more information please visit our website at www.abladoptions.com. http://www.abcadoptions.com/prosituations.htm

If this agency gets many calls; I have to wonder if it will be families interesting in adopting this child or families wondering if they can also place their teenagers. (Was that too mean?) You have to understand that I’m speaking as a parent with four children going through puberty at the same time.
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