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Originally Posted By Cyndi

My husband and I are waiting for the SW to identify 2 boys for us, a sibling group between the ages of 6mos-5 yrs. We are in our early 40's. The agency said no one had ever requested 2 boys before. Is there something special we should know? Has anyone out there ever foster/adopted 2 brothers before? All wise counsel would be greatly appreciated.

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Originally Posted By Cheryl

Go to www.fosterparents.com and get on their email listserve. You willl be receiving a ton of e-mail. Bear with it for a few weeks and read everything. You will receive enough info to make an educated decision. You will also be able to ask the experienced foster parents anything you want to know. Most of the foster parents have adopted a lot of their foster children. Good luck. Agencies will jump on the opportunity to place a sibling group. If it is through DHS you should be receiving a subsidy to offset any special therapies thay might need. Do not turn this down. If you finalize the adoption and it is determined there is nothing "wrong" with the children at least make sure you get "deferred adoption assistance". That way you will be able to go back to the agency in later years and apply for assistance to cover health related problems etc...

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Originally Posted By linda

we are seeking 2 older brothers, pre-teen or younger. we already have 2 girls. there are plenty of brothers looking for families - be determined!

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Originally Posted By Cyndi

Hi Cheryl-
Thanks so much for your prompt response. I went to the site you suggested but couldn't figure out how to get on their email listserve. Can you help?

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Originally Posted By Cheryl

I see you found the message board. Good. For the listserv click on the button on the left of the screen that says "Discussion Board". Then scroll down to fill in the blanks. Then post your message again. Trust me you will receive lots of answers over the next few days. People post all day long but the majority of the posts are in the early morning and late at night. This is a very educating board. But don't let it scare you away from adopting older children. This will allow you to make a more educated decision when you are given info on the children available. My belief is God will give you the child/children you are to parent and will not give you more than you can handle. Good luck. Looking forward to hearing from you on the listserv.