Relative Adoption Questions...
Hello
This is my first time posting and I just received some horrible news. My youngest brother was adopted three years ago. He was 12 at the time and I was 18. He has some serious issues, as most older adopted children do. He was abused in several ways and has just had a pretty miserable life. My husband and I provide respite care for him and have grown very close to him over this time. Now, my parents are beginning to think that A) they can't help him at all and B) its tearing the family apart for them to try. They are thinking of un-adopting him. Is it logical at all for me to desire to adopt him? Would this just tear my family apart even more? I dont even know if it would be legal for me to adopt him because I'm only 5 years older than him, but I'm married and live on my own. I just know that he has lots of potential. I feel like my parents are just looking at the negative in him and thus, missing the positive. He does have many negative points, but in my opinion, that should have been something they expected....
Anyway, I would appreciate any and all input on this topic. Thanks so much.
--Kathryn
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