[onehappymom]

Hi, we adopted Natasha in Kazakhstan when she was 6.5. We still have a honeymoon.

At the beginning it was very hard. An orphanage child is wild, disobedient and stubborn. Natasha was not an exception.

But a lot of love and patience have done miracles. 99% of this behavior is gone. She is a real angel. She knows she belongs to us. We are family. She tells us she loves us very much several times a day.

Again, a lot of love, patience and understanding will pay off.

It will be difficult for you as a single man to adopt. Frankly the agencies don't favor the single men. There are a lot of sad stories going on about single men adopting.

I wish you much luck.