A Child is Waiting: Well-Balanced Adam Likes to be Active

A Child is Waiting: Well-Balanced Adam Likes to be Active – and Likes to Unwind
By Honey Murray for MediaNews Group
Thirteen-year-old Adam is much like many other teenagers.
He enjoys playing video games.
He enjoys watching – and playing – sports.
And he enjoys eating.
“As soon as Adam sees me,” his worker laughs, “he always asks, ‘Did you bring me anything to eat?’ He is a very fun and mellow kid. He likes to chitchat.”
She adds, “When he’s with us, his team of care workers, he’ll playfully challenge us to a quick game of basketball or four-square. I need to remember to wear my gym shoes when I visit him!”
“I like to be outside and play sports,” Adam says. “I am a good catcher…I like basketball, soccer,
kickball…I like to be silly, funny. On the weekend, I like to play video games, golf, go fishing.”
Adam enjoys school, especially his math class, and he is on the honor roll.
“Adam is very caring,” says his worker. “He does very well in school and helps his peers in class. He has a charismatic way of relating to people and always wants to include others. And a special quality of Adam’s is that he recognizes when he is in the wrong. He even wrote a letter of apology when he once felt he did something hurtful.”
Adam’s workers believe that a two-parent family will suit him best, especially as an only or youngest child. Adam is open to having two moms as his parents, and he would love pets.
“To me,” says Adam, “A family would be a group of people who care about me. Being adopted would mean doing things together, caring about each other.”
“Adam has so much potential,” his worker states. “College is definitely in his future – and his college would be paid for…It would be so wonderful for him to have a loving family to encourage him, to help him lay out his plans, to help him get involved in his community, to be patient as he transitions to his new life.
“Adam is confident and comfortable relating to adults. He has high respect for his workers. One thing that makes him stand out is his hope. He believes in his team. He believes in a family. He hopes for a family. And I don’t think he’ll stop until he gets one.”
For more information about adoption or mentoring. Please contact Orchards Children’s Services of Southfield at 855-694-7301, or visit www.orchards.org.