'The day we first met our children is a memory etched into my brain forever.' Author Stu Oakley has adopted three children over the course of two years, and explains the process he and his husband John went through to start their growing family.
We soon realised we wanted siblings, as we’d always dreamed of a big family and learned it’s easier to adopt sibling groups than solo children.
After that, things happened quite quickly. We started to get to know them from afar, and sent our own videos and photos. We also bought them teddies and when we were sent a picture of our son with one of them, things felt right. Eventually, we were informed the adoption will be official and it was time to take the next steps.
Our children are now seven, five and four. They’re quite a handful but we’re really starting to see their personalities come through!
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