Couple uses social media to adopt

[hobbbz]

http://digg.com/people/Young_couple_uses_the_help_of_social_media_to_adopt

and

http://mariaandnathan.com

These are good friends of mine, maybe someone out in mac land can help?
Even if you can't help you could digg the article up to get more word out. Thanks.

[dukebound85]

why dont they just go to an adoption center or social services?

[hobbbz]

The children in social services generally require a level of care that [the couple] can't provide. Things like severe emotional disability, large medical challenges, etc.

The reason they haven't gone through an agency is the sheer expense of that process. It could cost up to and around $50,000

[iJohnHenry]

That is very sweet.

I wish them well in their quest.

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[Dagless]

This all seems rather public, they're going to be interviewed on the radio? Are they after a child or internet fame?

[hobbbz]

This all seems rather public, they're going to be interviewed on the radio? Are they after a child or internet fame?

For one, what is the issue with it being public? Secondly, they've been doing this all by themselves with the help of their friends and family for a few months now and NPR found them, not the other way around.
The benefit of course being that if more people hear about it, it increases their chance find a child.

[iJohnHenry]

Amen.

Jimmi, what other options do they have?? Realistically.

[hobbbz]

That is very sweet.

I wish them well in their quest.

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Thanks! If anyone wants to tweet this feel free to spread it on.

They're waiting for the reporter to show up right now.

[Dagless]

Jimmi, what other options do they have?? Realistically.

I don't know the state of the adoption process in the US. But if it costs $50k to adopt then maybe this is a good option. Though I can't escape that little feeling at the back of my head saying something isn't quite right about this. I mean there must be hundreds of other people in this situation that aren't, dare I say, pimping themselves through websites and radio.

[iJohnHenry]

Yes, there are, more in the thousands I would expect. It's not a new phenomenon.

Still, doubt is no reason for them not to proceed with their quest.

[hobbbz]

I don't know the state of the adoption process in the US. But if it costs $50k to adopt then maybe this is a good option. Though I can't escape that little feeling at the back of my head saying something isn't quite right about this. I mean there must be hundreds of other people in this situation that aren't, dare I say, pimping themselves through websites and radio.

People who are looking to adopt (or really looking for any life changing event) can't just sit and hope it happens they have to take things into their own hands and actually work towards it.

How else would you propose this work?

[wvuwhat]

http://digg.com/people/Young_couple_uses_the_help_of_social_media_to_adopt

and

http://mariaandnathan.com

These are good friends of mine, maybe someone out in mac land can help?
Even if you can't help you could digg the article up to get more word out. Thanks.

I'm not help, but I just want to say good luck to them. There are so many people out there that would be such good parents and can't have kids. It makes me sad when I see people take that for granted and treat their kids like they're nothing.

[hobbbz]

They've got their story posted on CNN.com ( http://tinyurl.com/kwartaadoption ) now and you can see a quick collection of their links at http://juliankussman.com/blog