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Re: Kaden Connelly
By: kalico Date: May 5, 2019, 12:38 pm
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That’s great...
Thanks for sharing
Hugs kal
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Re: Kaden Connelly
By: Surfer Date: May 6, 2019, 1:23 am
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I purchased a cheap used car at age 16 as well. And it was my
pride and joy. Screwing up and not being able to drive it would
have been very bad. So I get Kaden's motivation to pursue the
alternative. The bath brush sounds pretty painful but I would
think 8 swats would be tolerable but memorable. Did he know it
was only going to be 8 from the start?
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Re: Kaden Connelly
By: Jack Date: May 7, 2019, 12:42 pm
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No. Kaden has had full spankings from the bath brush before. He
probably suspected this wasn't that serious, but I didn't let
him know for sure.
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Re: Kaden Connelly
By: Jack Date: December 20, 2024, 9:01 pm
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I know it's been a long time since I did many updates. Really,
I should spend a few days just trying to catch things up, but I
just don't have the drive to do that anymore (any-more?).
However, there are some things that I feel I have to share.
You might want to re-read this thread, but I'll give a quick
synopsis.
Back in late 2017, Marcus discovered that one of the students
was showering in the locker room outside of school hours,
stealing food from the coach's office, and a few other things.
It turns out his mother had abandoned him and he couldn't reach
his father. He came to live with me, unofficially at first, but
as the facts were discovered, I was made his court appointed
guardian. He was a high school freshman when he moved in -
still 14.
His father had lived in Houston during the big hurricane, their
town had been pretty much wiped out, and he his wife and three
kids were trying to get things back together. His new job
didn't pay as much, but he'd still managed his child support and
the tuition for Kaden to attend BCA. However, he'd lived in
temporary housing, and no one had his new phone or address.
Kaden's mother had lost her job and it turned out she was having
some mental health issues. She'd apparently moved to Cali to
take a job, but it wasn't what she was promised, and she ended
up homeless. They brought her back here, charged with child
abandonment, but she was able to get help, but unable to get
custody of Kaden back for over 2 years, and Kaden refused to
live with his father's wife.
Kaden finished high school living here. He graduated in 2021.
I encourage all my boys (even 'my boys') to take 5 years for
college, to explore different things before making a decision on
their degree. Kaden is fighting to make a decision right now
between computer engineering or graphic designer (like computer
games and CGI). At this point, it looks like he's going with
the engineering.
However, he just came to me and asked for a Christmas gift. He
said he's thought about it a long time, but he decided and
hasn't changed his mind, and he's asked if I'll legally adopt
him.
It's not hard to do, but it is done through court, so it's not
something that can be done in a week. I'll start the paperwork
right after New Year's, and officially give him all the
paperwork on his birthday, which is 5 April.
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Re: Kaden Connelly
By: Zyngaru Date: December 21, 2024, 8:32 am
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And your family grows some more. I realize that you probably
think of Kaden as yours without adopting him, but with the
adoption, he IS yours and you are his.
For an adult boy to ask you to make him officially part of your
family, gives testament to how he feels about his other family.
Even now that he is grown, he wants a family to call his own. A
family that loves him and cares about him. It is proof,
although you don't need proof, but it is proof that you make a
difference in these boy's lives. It has to warm your heart that
Kaden recognizes just how much you have done for him, but more
importantly, how much you mean to him.
Way to go Jack!
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Re: Kaden Connelly
By: Jack Date: December 21, 2024, 9:17 am
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Z,
Kaden is not the first boy I've adopted as an adult . There are
a lot of reasons for it. In Kaden's case, he was trying to
rebuild a relationship with his father, but finally gave up on
that. His real problem was how his mother would feel about it.
I try to make it clear to all of them that I am happy to adopt
them, but I'll still love them if I don't, and let it be there
decision with no pressure.
And yes, I've considered Kaden one of mine since pretty much the
day we met.
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Re: Kaden Connelly
By: Zyngaru Date: December 21, 2024, 11:49 am
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So, Kaden has a decision coming up in his future.
Kaden Wells
or
Kaden Connelly-Wells.
My bet is on Kaden Wells. If he wanted to keep the Connelly
name, he probably wouldn't have asked to be adopted. But he
might want to retain his birth name, so it could go either way.
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