Question by Drew S: How to go about being adopted?
First off i am 15 years old. I do not stay with my mom because she has a boyfriend who hates me, but yet has no job, is known for multiple drug addictions, has served multiple times in different jails, and does not supply anything of need to the “Family” besides…food stamps(and even then my mom rations me to food at my own house because “Brad might get mad”.) He tries to pick fights with me, which we have been into physical conflicts more than 2 times. Both of which he pushed me to start. He tells my mom to call DSS on me and take me to foster care in which she agree’s and at one time said “I will in the morning”. I told her it was either him or me, because when i’m at home there is always tension between him and I. She told me I have no say in the matter. Well, choosing not to get into anymore conflicts and stay away from jail, I told my mom I would be staying with a friend and he and his family will take care of me. Because I have not been at home I haven’t had a ride to school, now it is at the point where in a week or so I will be truant and they can take me to jail for it. I need to know how I could go about being adopted by my friend and his family. My mom will try to fight against me being adopted, and act like she really cares, but im completely prepared to go through any and all of the emotional stress i know will come with my decision. He is 20 years old an is the one that has been taking care of me for right at a month. He has talked to my mom and told her to not worry about feeding him that he would supply everything that i needed, and has. His mom would be the one adopting me. She would also have me enrolled in an online home schooling program in which both of his sisters ages 5 and 16 are enrolled. its completely free and the school also supplies a laptop, and high speed DSL internet to the residence of the student. (ConnectionsAcademy.com) If you have any suggestions please tell me.

P.S. I have nasty ingrown toenails my mom has known about and not done anything for in months. The last time I had them the doctor told me next time he will have to cut my toe off if it goes on too long. I’ve had them again for 6 months. I also asked and my mom told me I don’t have medicaid, But with me being only 15 and her not being to financially stable i dont see why i dont have some type of government issued health insurance. Will either of these help me in the legal process of being adopted?

I know what I will be having to let go being adopted, such as losing my mom. But I am willing to because she isn’t taking care of me and she won’t anytime soon. Please let me know how to go about this without it coming down on me about school and not being able to make it. I would rather be homeschooled anyways because im so far behind, but seeing as she wont withdraw me from school so that i can be registered into homeschooling and start doing it on my own terms, i have no choice but to stay away from the school knowing that i will be arrested for truancy as soon as i walk in. Then i would have no say of how to go about getting this done in a legal fashion. Really, what judge will listen to a 15 year old run away, over his emotional mother in a court room. We all know that as soon as she hears im serious she’s gonna realize she cares. But ive given her to many chances and ive officially made up my mind. She’ll always be a friend, but shes got to earn being a mother.

Please Help Me.

~Drew.

Best answer:

Answer by mylittlehellions
Really the only thing you and your friend’s mom can do is prove that your mom is unfit to take care of you. Then you will probably be put into foster care until your friend’s mom can adopt you. As for your ingrown toenail goes, the doctor will not cut your toe off. I have had an ingrown twice and had to have them cut out but all they did was cut half my toenail off, not my toe.

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