Robin and James were in their late 40s when they decided it was time to adopt. They talk about how they overcame the negative messages they'd received, as children, about gay people. They discuss their decision to adopt an older child, why they'd recommend this to others, and how they helped their son when he faced homophobic bullying.
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103 - Newly diagnosed autistic adopter
Archie was diagnosed as autistic during the adoption assessment process. Tor and Archie talk about what it's like to learn you're autistic and the strengths it brings the as parents.
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102 - I researched adoption for ten years before I took the first step.
Carlos has wanted children since he was 17. He started researching adoption in his mid-twenties and, ten years later, he's stuck in stage one but excited about his future as a single adopter for one or two children.
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101 - Our foster-to-adopt baby spent weeks in intensive care.
Charlie and Ben had said they felt unable to take a child with complex medical needs but when their daughter was born and taken straight to intensive care, they knew they wanted to make it work. They talk about early contact sessions and the toll they took. They also talk about their family's delight in meeting the new baby and how much joy she's brought into their lives.
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100 - Adopting in the Public Eye
On our 100th episode, Miles and Pip talk openly about the process of adopting their daughters and Miles tells us about being best known for "poisoning" a fellow contestant, in front of seven million people, on the hit BBC TV show Traitors!
Traitors Season Two
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