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Why are Rhona and Paddy adopting?
Can't Rhona or Paddy have kids or something? Or does Paddy think letting her adopt buys time for him to play around and doesnt feel guilty?
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They are afraid they would have another special needs kid.
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Because Rhona already had a baby with Down syndrome. They donīt want risks.
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They are afraid they would have another special needs kid.
Are you anticipating Chasīs reaction and how she defends her son? I canīt wait.
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Hey there!
Are you anticipating Chasīs reaction and how she defends her son? I canīt wait. |
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But you would think Paddy would love a child of his own. Paddy seems the paternal type. He's great with Aaron and Leo.
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Paddy didn't want a child because he was cheating with Tess. He told Rhona no and when she asked why, he gave her the excuse of the risk of looking after two disabled children.
Rhona then had the idea of adopting and Paddy yet again said no, but then changed his mind (I think it was because he was nearly caught out, or he felt guilty, can't remember). As far as I know (I'm a few eps behind so something else might have came to light in recent eps), Paddy doesn't actually want a kid at all with Rhona, it's just her 'little project' to keep her off the scent and to stop himself feeling guilty. Of course, it's also for the story, too. Funny how Rhona only wanted another kid once Paddy had started cheating, isn't it? An affair on its own isn't good enough these days, they need something extra for the fallout... and this adoption seems to be it with these two. |
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I wonder If Rhona is pregnant, she said recently that she had been feeling out of sorts.
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I wonder If Rhona is pregnant, she said recently that she had been feeling out of sorts.
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Thing is the 'chance of having another child with special needs' doesn't really gel. I'm sure any adoption agency worth their salt would exclude prospective adoptive parents on that basis.
The kids put forward for adoption are often children who have been through neglect, trauma, mistreatment or have spent a lot of time in the care system with all the instability that can bring. Cuddly little babies are very rare. Therefore any child they adopt would almost certainly have issues - physical or mental - certainly a much higher chance of that than having another disabled biological child. But hey this is soapland, bet they get a snuggly newborn... |
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Thing is the 'chance of having another child with special needs' doesn't really gel. I'm sure any adoption agency worth their salt would exclude prospective adoptive parents on that basis.
The kids put forward for adoption are often children who have been through neglect, trauma, mistreatment or have spent a lot of time in the care system with all the instability that can bring. Cuddly little babies are very rare. Therefore any child they adopt would almost certainly have issues - physical or mental - certainly a much higher chance of that than having another disabled biological child. But hey this is soapland, bet they get a snuggly newborn... They are both so damn selfish, a disabled child is as wonderful as an able child, why make the decision of having no more babies in case the baby is like her own baby? it makes them look like he is worthless or a mistake. |
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I agree, the chances of them being offered a disabled or mentally damaged child is quite high, what will they do? turn it down because it isnt 'perfect' ? really bad storyline. the adoption agency would have talked to them about it, it would have been the biggest stumbling block.
They are both so damn selfish, a disabled child is as wonderful as an able child, why make the decision of having no more babies in case the baby is like her own baby? it makes them look like he is worthless or a mistake. I've 3 children with multiple, complex special needs. I had them all close together so they were all babies pretty much, and their disabilities didn't become apparent until they were all here. If there had been a gap and I'd known between each child I may have reconsidered the decision to have more. Obviously I don't know what I would have done ultimately but thinking this doesn't in any way mean I feel that any were a 'mistake' or 'worthless' - I'd lay down my life for any of them and my life is better for having them in it. |
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Hmm... yes, but no...
I've 3 children with multiple, complex special needs. I had them all close together so they were all babies pretty much, and their disabilities didn't become apparent until they were all here. If there had been a gap and I'd known between each child I may have reconsidered the decision to have more. Obviously I don't know what I would have done ultimately but thinking this doesn't in any way mean I feel that any were a 'mistake' or 'worthless' - I'd lay down my life for any of them and my life is better for having them in it. |
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The way Paddy and Rhonas relationships is going they would be better off not having any more children adopted or otherwise, lets hope the affair gets exposed before they get the chance to inflict it on another child.
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The way Paddy and Rhonas relationships is going they would be better off not having any more children adopted or otherwise, lets hope the affair gets exposed before they get the chance to inflict it on another child.
they never seem to look after their child as it is, how the hell would they cope with another? |
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I have been following this particular storyline very closely.
We adopted a little girl at 13 months old 3 years ago and are in the process of adopting another little girl right now. I can tell you that the process is much harder and longer and more intense than they are making out on here! ![]() I realise they keep segments short but it would have been interesting to have seen them talk through their 'guilt list' with their social worker. The guilt list is where the social worker goes through all the different disabilities there are ie blind, deaf, palsy, downs syndrome, sexually abused, mentally abused etc etc and you tell the worker what you think you would be willing to parent. This happens long before the first approval panel (which is where Rhona and Paddy are at now right?) I would just find it interesting to see what Rhona and Paddy would say considering their other little boy |
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Therefore any child they adopt would almost certainly have issues - physical or mental.
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I wonder If Rhona is pregnant, she said recently that she had been feeling out of sorts.
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Are you anticipating Chasīs reaction and how she defends her son? I canīt wait.
