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Top 10 Reasons to Adopt a Teenager!
1. We can program your cell phones and VCR’s and we can teach you how to run your computer!
2. We sleep through the night…even if grown-ups don’t.
3. We will be ready to move out sooner…but we can still visit.
4. No formula, diapers or bottles required.
5. We can pick up after ourselves and do our own laundry.
6. We will keep you up-to-date with the latest fashions and trends.
7. You get to dress us up for the prom.
8. We can show you new dance moves.
9. We will teach you how to be more patient, understanding, kind, and empathetic.
10. We all need someone with whom to share our life, dreams, acheivements, and holidays.
For more information on adopting teens and ‘tweens, check out the orientation schedule. Special thanks to the Oklahoma Youth Advisory Board - 2000 - who originally developed Top 10 Reasons to Adopt a Teenager! The list was later modified with the help of the Massachusetts Department of Social Services “Caring for Kids” Campaign and You Gotta Believe.