Yes! Okay, so around late September of last year, my mother told me when I came down from college to visit that she wanted to consider adopting a 12 year old boy whom she had known since he was 3. She is a social worker and has been for thirty some odd years...she loves helping kids and helping them find forever homes. Her work touches many. Well, anyways, she told me about this. And I said, I think that's great Mom, you have a big heart. She told me that while I was at school, he would move into my room...I was reluctant about this at first, but agreed to it. On winter break from school, I came back down and met my future brother for the first time. Taylor was his name. What a cool kid...he really looked up to me and saw me as sort of a role model...and seeing as how i'd always wanted a brother, it was fun for me...yes he was annoying, and yes, he had totally trashed my wonderful room and turned it into his man cave...but he seemed like an awesome kid, and I could see why my mother loved him. So, I went back to college, and for unforseen circumstances had to come back home to stay. I got along fine with not having a room at my mom's...I slept in her room with her and had another room at my dad's. But, I got to know Taylor better. His story was really sad and he went through so much. But he is still a great fun loving kid. When my mom told me she was going to finalize his adoption and make him a permanent member of our broken little family, I was overjoyed. So, a few months ago, we dressed all fancy and went to the courthouse. There we signed papers and had a ceremony that made him officially my little brother. Since hearing about this a representative from the local news did a story, and then a reporter from cbs wanted to do a segment on national news...and now...the story is all over the place, from local, to internationally in the UK and beyond. My mother even told me she got a call from Lifetime saying they want to make a movie possibly out of Taylor's story...I am so proud and happy to have a little brother, and to have a loving mom who has such a big heart!



Here's a couple links to the story on different news websites:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art.....ter-homes.html
http://m.now.msn.com/social-worker-.....-around-system