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A Pledge of Responsibility
for Children |
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We accept
responsibility for Children |
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Who
sneak popsicles before supper,
Who erase holes in math workbooks,
Who never find their shoes. |
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accept responsibility for those |
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Who
can’t bound down the street in a new pair of
sneakers,
Who are born in places we wouldn’t be caught dead,
Who never go to the circus,
Who live in an X-rated world. |
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And we accept
responsibility for children |
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Who
bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions,
Who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch
money. |
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And we accept
responsibility for those |
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Who
never get dessert,
Who have no safe blanket to drag behind them,
Who can’t find any bread to steal,
Who don’t have rooms to clean up,
Whose pictures aren’t on anybody’s dresser,
Whose monsters are real. |
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We accept
responsibility for those |
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Who
spend all their allowance before Tuesday,
Who like ghost stories,
Who shove dirty clothes under the bed, and never
rinse
out the tub,
Who get visits from the tooth fairy. |
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And we accept
responsibility for those |
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Whose
nightmares come in the daytime,
Who have never seen a dentist,
Who aren’t spoiled by anybody. |
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We accept
responsibility for children who want to be carried and for
those who must,
For those we never give up on, and for those who don’t get a
second chance.
For those we smother…and for those who will grab the
hand of anybody kind enough to offer it. |
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**Adapted from Ina J. Hughes |
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GUIDE TO ADOPTION
IN NEVADA
Table of Contents
Adoption in Nevada
Frequently Asked Questions
Special Needs Children in
Foster Care Awaiting Adoption
Adoption Assistance Program
(Subsidy) for Special Needs Children
Adoption Exchanges
Infant Adoptions
Interstate Adoption
International /
Inter-country Adoption
Fees for Adoption
Services
Birth Parents: Planning
for Your Child
Post Adoption Services
Nevada Adoption Reunion
Registry
International Soundex
Registry
Offices Providing
Information and Adoption Services
Licensed Private Child
Placing Adoption Agencies
Adoption Support
Information and Services
Suggested Readings and
Videos
Glossary of Terms
Full Document Print Version (pdf)
Contact Us: Questions
Specific to Adoption
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