Step 1: Pray about adopting a child. Don't just pray, "Dear God, let's find the right child to adopt." You should pray, "Dear Lord, should I adopt a child or not?" This can also be talked over with your family.
Step 3: Find an airline. If you're deciding to go near, you can skip this step, get your jeep and go. If you're deciding one of my three choices, listen up folks. Ethiopian Air has really nice tvs and you can just yell and they will bring you any sort of snack. But don't yell at night, please.
Step 4: Find a place to stay. Like I said, if you decide to go near, you can skip this step or find your nearest hotel. First in Africa, see if there is someone who would let you stay with them or there are many hotels in Africa. In England, it's a pretty different situation. Everywhere you look, there are hotels around the block, so find your cheapest one because I'm pretty sure you're going to be spending a lot of money in England. In Australia, it depends where you are adopting there. If you have relatives there, you can stay with them.
Step 5: Find the right child for you. This depends on your personality. Are you artistic and a beach lover or are you wild and love going to the mountains? Beach lovers should look for children who are very careful and graceful, and, of course, children that they love. Mountain lovers should look for children who like to be outdoors, and like I said, who they love. That is the most important thing. If you get a child who doesn't like the same things you like, focus on who you love because that's what matters.
Step 6: Train your child. Most of you know my little sister, Lillie. If you don't, I might as well tell you, she is very wild. If your child is like my little sister, there is only one way to train a child like her. If she gets a reward for everything she does right, she's sure to be trained in 10 weeks or so. If your child is calm, but still naughty, you should have a chart of everything she does in her day, and every time she does it well, put a little check. If she does it wrong, put an X (and give her a scolding), and if she gets a whole week of checks, she can go out to her favorite restaurant.
Step 7:(My goodness, we're almost done.) Back to Step 7, this is my favorite part, and the dads' worst part, picking out clothing! No matter if your child is brown or light, it's going to love this! Africans and darker skins should wear one color that everyone loves to see. Rain or shine, ladies and gentlemen, it's pink! Just think, brown and pink on your child, don't you love it? And one thing I love about lighter skins, red or green has a spark that makes them shine!
Step 8: The last one! Help your child get used to that spot - her bed! Let's go over the most famous things about getting your child to stay in bed. Spanking is not a good idea, but a little scolding once in a while, might be OK. Telling your child that your bed has bedbugs is not OK, for you want that moment with your child in your warm cozy bed for a little while, and that's not going to happen if you tell her your bed has bedbugs. The big answer to every parent in the world's problem - but first, answer me this - is your child picky or not picky? If your child is picky, here's the solution:(drumroll please), the sticker chart! 15 stickers and you can buy your child a little gift, Littlest Pet Shop, a Barbie doll, or maybe a pack of gum. Your choice. If your child is not picky, (another drumroll, please): the sticker chart without the little gift, but this time your child gets to pick the stickers.
Finding the right child for you is probably the hardest step we went through, but I know if your smart, you will find the right one. Can you see, just eight steps and you're done. Tell me, how wonderful is adopting? (Seriously, please comment!)
Step 7:(My goodness, we're almost done.) Back to Step 7, this is my favorite part, and the dads' worst part, picking out clothing! No matter if your child is brown or light, it's going to love this! Africans and darker skins should wear one color that everyone loves to see. Rain or shine, ladies and gentlemen, it's pink! Just think, brown and pink on your child, don't you love it? And one thing I love about lighter skins, red or green has a spark that makes them shine!
Step 8: The last one! Help your child get used to that spot - her bed! Let's go over the most famous things about getting your child to stay in bed. Spanking is not a good idea, but a little scolding once in a while, might be OK. Telling your child that your bed has bedbugs is not OK, for you want that moment with your child in your warm cozy bed for a little while, and that's not going to happen if you tell her your bed has bedbugs. The big answer to every parent in the world's problem - but first, answer me this - is your child picky or not picky? If your child is picky, here's the solution:(drumroll please), the sticker chart! 15 stickers and you can buy your child a little gift, Littlest Pet Shop, a Barbie doll, or maybe a pack of gum. Your choice. If your child is not picky, (another drumroll, please): the sticker chart without the little gift, but this time your child gets to pick the stickers.
Finding the right child for you is probably the hardest step we went through, but I know if your smart, you will find the right one. Can you see, just eight steps and you're done. Tell me, how wonderful is adopting? (Seriously, please comment!)
Sophie This should be published. I suggest sending it to Bethany Children Services for the magazine they publish. Since children are the people being adopted, we adults need a child's perspective. Since you have an adopted aunt and cousin, you understand how important it is for a child to be loved and accepted with their personality. The trip to Ethiopia changed my life and I am sure it is just the beginning of life changing adventures in your life.
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