c7160

Child's name: Brent
Number: C7160
Birthdate: 8/95
State: Washington
Listed: October 2008, Updated 6/09

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BRENT (8/95) has a variety of interests, the greatest of which are computer and video games. A vibrant person who loves to stay busy, he is active and fun-loving. Brent enjoys baseball and football, and is gifted at building things. He is very social and interacts with others with ease and comfort. Relationships are important to him. He longs to be adopted and is hoping for a family that enjoys the activity and energy level a teenager brings and will commit to parenting him. A family interested in technology would be a plus.

Legally free, Brent came into foster care in 2001 with his older half-brother. Before entering foster care, Brent had lived much of the time with his grandmother. Brent has experience significant losses in his life. A primary loss with the loss of his twin; the children were separated when they were preschoolers and have not see each other since then. Brent has few memories of his twin, but the separation was traumatic. Attempts to locate the twin have so far been unsuccessful. Another significant loss is the loss of his older brother, who helped to care for and protect him before Brent came into foster care.

Brent has had multiple placements over the years. He wants a consistent, caring family that will provide a permanent home and meet his needs for safety and well being. Currently, he is doing very well in a foster home that will help support his transition to an adoptive family. Brent is eager to build new family connections in an adoptive home.

Brent is likable, smart, engaging, funny, and has empathy for others. However, he has difficulty trusting that adults will truly be there for him. He has been bounced around so much without stability, and many promises made by adults have been broken. It is easier for Brent to keep you at a distance, especially because he expects you will just be another temporary person in his life. He responds well to adults who are matter-of-fact when his behavior is challenging, and who remain calm, patient, and attentive. Brent clearly wants to have a family of his own but seems to have an idealized view of what it means to be a part of an adoptive family.

Brent will be in a regular eighth grade program for the 2009-2010 school year. He is physically healthy and wears glasses. He needs a family who will give him homework support and encourage his academic and behavioral success.

Brent is a neat kid who needs to have adoptive parent(s) who will let him bring on the good, bad, and the ugly, and still love him and be committed to him. He will, of course, have to test them to see if they are “for real.” They will have to make him toe the line and back it up with their affection and loyalty. Brent will respond to knowing where he stands at all times. Parents who refuse to take his stuff personally and can hang in there with him over the rough patches will have a great son for life. Brent says that he prefers a family where he can have older siblings or be an only child. He says he is willing to contribute his part to being an active family member: “I’ll do chores, work on my attitude, and won’t be a bum.” He says he would love to live in a place with a mild climate but is willing to move “any time, any place, I will go with the flow.”

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