Over 400,000 American children are in the Foster Care system every year.
My wife and I have adopted 8 (8! Can't believe it!) of them. We are instilling conservative values into our kids and raising little pedes.
Godspeed to you all.
Over 400,000 American children are in the Foster Care system every year.
My wife and I have adopted 8 (8! Can't believe it!) of them. We are instilling conservative values into our kids and raising little pedes.
Godspeed to you all.
Yes, but I own a small company and we're very fortunate to be able to take care of all of them.
One more and you can sponsor your own little league team!
Only joking- I’m very impressed, and proud to know we’ve got such great Trump supporters!
You are very special people to give your entire lives to these kids. High fives and hugs!
This is true selflessness. Whether they’re your own children or any children in general. Your kids should always be your main priority and reason to be.
Blessings to you and your wife.
We need more people like you.
Those kids are fortunate to have you as their parents.
Young Pedes take note - own your own company and do your part to MAGA, one little patriot at a time. I have 2. Wish I had more, but that ship has already sailed.
Holy Smokes. You are good people. God Bless your family.
That’s awesome man, congrats! My wife and I hope to get into fostering and would like to adopt 1 child, but want one more of our own first. 8 kids is crazy! And also very admirable.
We decided to not have any biological children (all of our children are "children of our own" - biology has nothing to do with it.)
I highly recommend it. It's rewarding.
Yeah I get that, didn’t mean it that way. I’m sure you love those kids a ton. Any recommended reading on getting info about fostering?
God bless you and your family. 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
God bless.
Look at this regular ACB over here! /s
Godspeed to you and the family and God bless you guys!
Are you guys unable to have kids fir some reason?
How old is ur oldest and how young is your youngest?
Not at all! We decided that adoption is the best route. The foster care system has many flaws, and those kids need homes. Why make one from scratch when there are so many kids?
My twin boys are 15 and the newest arrival is 3.
God bless you. What's the oldest kid you've adopted on the adoption day? If that makes sense lol
Our oldest was actually adopted two years ago! She was 12 on her "gotcha" day. It can be hard for older kids to get adopted (healthy white infant - take away one of those three and their chances of adoption go doooooown.)
That's amazing of you and your wife! Yeah I hear the older the kid is the harder it is for them to get adopted. Are foster homes just like random homes that house a ton of kids? And the state pays the foster home?
Sometimes foster homes are strangers. And kids can end up getting shuffled from one foster home to another.
But often foster homes are family (adult siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc). This has happened twice in my extended family when the biological parents lost custody due to drug use or other criminal activity. In both cases foster care started as a temporary arrangement, but eventually the bio parents permanently lost custody and the foster parents adopted the children.
People who want to be foster parents for strangers' children generally have to apply and be vetted (criminal background checks, home inspections, interviews, etc.) before any children are placed with them. Extended family foster parents are sometimes vetted "on the fly" because something happens to the biological parets and Social Services in many states tries to place kids with extended family members before turning to strangers.
Foster parents are usually paid a set monthly amount for support (food, clothes, school supplies, etc.) and generally medical care is provided through Medicaid at no cost to the foster parents. The free medical care should include any special physical, speech, or occupational therapy needed - lots of babies are taken from drug-addicted mothers, and have serious problems due to the mother's drug use in pregnancy. But sometimes foster parents have to fight for it.
Fostering, especially fostering older kids or special needs kids, is tough. Older kids have a lot of emotional baggage. Some special needs kids require a lot of care and may never become independent adults.
It takes special people with big hearts to give homes to those kids. Especially if the kids aren't relatives.
AMY? That you?
Doing the Lord's work, literally. Well done and congrats!
That's awesome, pede. Congrats. I hope they each adopt a bunch when they grow up.
Absolutely based. You are a blessing to those children.
God bless you. I could barely keep up with two.
God bless you and your wife.
Congratulations to you and yours!
Thank you!
This warms my heart so, so much to hear!
While I understand some people want to see their own genes in their own kids, I wish more people adopted. So many struggle with infertility issues in trying to create a new child when there are already so many children who need a loving home & would love their adoptive parents just as much.
Thank you so much for taking on the responsibility of being good parents to so many kids who need one!
I've always wanted to adopt since I was a little girl; something has always drawn me to that idea, as if that's what I'm supposed to do (maybe God's plan for me). I'm just waiting to for the right man & the right time.
Instill thinking and integrity.
Blindly following something with no critical thought or integrity is the root problem, not left or right.
Are you ACB's husband?
Jk, but congrats on your adoption of your 8th child! God bless
Awe, so much love 💓
Make Abortion Irrelevant Again!!!
Amen!!!
I will never be tired of winning!
I’m adopted. I love hearing about other successful adoption stories. It hurts my heart that the narrative is always: abortion vs being a parent. There are all different types of adoptions, as well. People aren’t aware of the blessing adoption is to a birthmother/birthfather & adoptive parents, because the abortion lobbyists actively ignore the entire topic. Adoption seems to be more of a taboo than abortion, which makes no sense at all. When families like yours & mine openly celebrate adoption, we’re doing right.
My parents one day decided to adopt 4 kids after having and already raising 2 of their own. The state of these kids in the system is so sad. These people expect social workers to replace police, look at the foster care system to know how terrible that idea is.
Excellent news, and congratulations! My wife and I will likely only be able to have one naturally due to her health problems, so are looking at adoption to bump it up towards your numbers. How difficult/expensive is going through the Foster system? Difficulty and expense are things I'm willing to deal with, I just don't want to be surprised. I heard a rumor you aren't allowed to take fosters to church/teach your religion until you formally adopt them, is that true?
Following. Would also like to know.
Id say youd need to quit fuckin but you've seemed to find a masochistic workaround to the problem. GOOD LUCK and say good bye to your sanity 😀✊👌
At this rate you're gonna a supreme court justice!
What does pedes mean?
It comes from centipede, because we're nimble navigators.
It began in 2015 during the first campaign. Here's a playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF1IFz7llUyYuB-IRNy8fu7orq0_B5sWe
You'll understand on the second video.
You are AWESOME! Just curious, for others looking to adopt, who did you go through for this? Is there an organization you would recommend?
Adopt American, not Haitian
Congrats, pede! I have half that many kids, so I can only imagine how much work that is. God bless you for taking care of them all.
I would love to be able to adopt, but alas. I don't think the government would let a single dude adopt (which is probably a good thing in general).
Next best thing I can do is donate to Sacred Selections charity. They help Christian couples cover the costs of adopting.
If it were up to me only straight non-divorced couples would be allowed to adopt, or maybe people who already have their own biological children but whose spouse had passed away.
That'd be my ideal anyway.
I would want the kids to have the most stable home they could get.
Single female with no kids? No. She shouldn't be able to adopt either.
God bless you, your wife, and your eight lovely children.
Wowzers. That’s awesome! Big families are great, cheers to y’all for giving those kids a healthy home.
Wow! Amazing. God bless you.
8 kids, wow! go man go! Holidays, birthdays, and game nights with your family would be a blast!
My wife and I have three and want one more. Our funds are tight, but when all is said and done and you are on your death bed.... The last thing on your mind will be how much money you were able to put in your bank.
Hero
You are an American hero!
Holy fuck thats alot of kids. The 2 mini pedes i have already wear me out. Guess I need to get some of that dragon energy! Lol
That's outstanding, congratulations! May your family be showered with blessings
Congratulations to you and your wife and growing family. God bless you!!
You are a better man the I. Good job doing a hard thing.
Wow, incredible
God bless you and your wife for doing that. It was not my calling, but I so admire those whose calling it is.
Tryin to be a justice or something!?! I like your style! Congrats on the newest luckiest member to a very lucky family. #LuckComeFromThoseWhoWork
That's amazing! The more children, the better! Children are indeed a blessing. Also, major props for all the adoptions! Can't imagine the work that goes into each process.
doing the Lord's work is it's own reward. blessings brother!
One upping ACB I see.
True noble family