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Although single women have long been permitted to adopt children, adoption by unmarried men remains an uncommon experience in Western culture. However, Robert Klose, who is single, wanted a son so badly that he faced down the opposition and overcame seemingly insurmountable barriers to realize his goal.
The story of his quest for a son is detailed in this intimate personal account. The frustrating truth he reports is that most adoption agencies seem unsure of how to respond to a single man's application. During the three years that it took for him to proceed through the adoption maze, Klose met resistance and dead ends at every attempt. Happenstance finally led him to Russia, where he found the child of his dreams in a Moscow orphanage, a Russian boy named Alyosha.
The narrative of his quest serves as a firsthand instructional manual for single men wanting to adopt. It details the prospective father's heightening sense of anticipation as he untangles bureaucratic snarls and addresses cultural differences involved in adopting a foreign child. In the end he comes face to face with a little boy who changes his life forever.
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Intercountry adoption, Case studies, Biography, Adoptive parents, Single fathers, Adoption internationale, Études de cas, Pères de famille monoparentale, Biographies, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS, Adoption & Fostering, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Social Scientists & PsychologistsPeople
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Adopting Alyosha: A Single Man Finds a Son in Russia
2023, University Press of Mississippi
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Adopting Alyosha: A Single Man Finds a Son in Russia
2011, University Press of Mississippi
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Adopting Alyosha: a single man finds a son in Russia
1999, University Press of Mississippi
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1578061199 9781578061198
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