EMILY. SHE’S HOPING TO CONNECT WITH A LOVING AND CALM FOREVER FAMILY. 15 YEAR OLD EMILY ISN’T RATTLED BY MUCH. YEAH, WITHIN REASON. MAXIMUM MOTHER. IT’S THAT CALM DEMEANOR THAT GETS HER THROUGH THE REALITIES OF FOSTER CARE. IT GETS DIFFICULT WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHICH HOUSE YOU’RE GOING TO LIVE IN OR WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO BE ADOPTED. BUT THEN, LIKE, ONCE YOU’RE CALM AND READY TO BE THERE. AND YOU’VE ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGES AND THINGS, THEN YOU’RE KIND OF THERE. EMILY DESCRIBES HERSELF AS FUNNY, FRIENDLY AND CHILL. I LIKE PLAYING FOOTBALL WITH THE BOYS THAT I USUALLY HANG OUT WITH AT SCHOOL. I’M. I’M ARTSY. I LIKE CRAFTS. THE HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE WANTS TO GO TO U OF L WHEN SHE GRADUATES AND HOPES TO BECOME A DOCTOR. WHEN SHE’S OLDER. SHE SAYS SHE’S LOOKING FOR A FOREVER FAMILY THAT IS LOVING AND CALM AND FUNNY. I JUST. I THINK THAT I WANT TO BE ADOPTED BECAUSE I HAVE NO OTHER FAMILY AND THAT I WANT A LOVING, CARI
Wednesday’s Child: Calm, confident teen waiting on forever family
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Updated: 8:44 PM EST Dec 13, 2023
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Emily, 15, isn’t rattled by much.That calm demeanor is what gets her through the realities of foster care. “It gets difficult when you don’t know which house you’re going to live in, or where you’re going to be adopted,” she said. Emily describes herself as funny, friendly and chill.“I like playing football with the boys I usually hang out with at school, I’m artsy, I like crafts," she said.The high school sophomore wants to go to the University of Louisville when she graduates.And hopes to become a doctor when she’s older.She said she’s looking for a forever family that is loving, calm, and funny.“I think that I want to be adopted because I have no other family, I want a loving caring family," she said.If you’re interested in learning more about Emily, or Kentucky’s adoption and foster care system, click here.More Wednesday's Child:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Emily, 15, isn’t rattled by much.
That calm demeanor is what gets her through the realities of foster care.
“It gets difficult when you don’t know which house you’re going to live in, or where you’re going to be adopted,” she said.
Emily describes herself as funny, friendly and chill.
“I like playing football with the boys I usually hang out with at school, I’m artsy, I like crafts," she said.
The high school sophomore wants to go to the University of Louisville when she graduates.
And hopes to become a doctor when she’s older.
She said she’s looking for a forever family that is loving, calm, and funny.
“I think that I want to be adopted because I have no other family, I want a loving caring family," she said.
If you’re interested in learning more about Emily, or Kentucky’s adoption and foster care system, click here.
More Wednesday's Child:
