YEAR OLD BOY WAITING TO BE ADOPTED WHO NEEDS A PATIENT AND LOVING FAMILY TO RAISE HIM. AUDREY BIESK JOINS US NOW WITH THIS WEEK’S A PLACE TO CALL HOME NUMBER. GOOD TO GO UP TO. GOOD JOB BOB. FIRST AND FOREMOST, DESHAWN WANTED TO SHOW ME HIS DINOSAUR ACTIVITY BOOK CALLED THIS ONE’S A CARNOTAURUS. IT NAMED VANCE MEAT EATING BALL. OH, IT SAYS THAT IT CAN OUTRUN IT. A TYRANNOSAUR. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? A PALEONTOLOGIST? WHAT IS THAT? IT’S ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT STUDIES DINOSAURS. DO YOU LIKE SCHOOL? WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT? LAB. WHAT DO YOU DO IN LAB? MAKE PARACHUTES. NEXT UP, BOWLING CAUGHT HIS EYE. A YOUNG BOY LOOKING UPRIGHT. AND AS I GOT TO KNOW DESHAUN, HE GAVE A SWEET SENTIMENT WHEN HE THINKS ABOUT GETTING ADOPTED ONE DAY, HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL HAPPY? THEY TAKE CARE OF ME. HE ALSO WANTED YOU TO KNOW I LIKE MYSELF. AND. I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. OH, YOU LOOK UP AT ME SO I CAN SEE YOUR PRETTY BROWN EYES. YEAH. I ALSO LEARNED THAT DESHAUN WOULD RESPOND BEST IN A TWO PARENT HOME AND WOULD THRIVE WITH A FAMILY WHO WILL ADVOCATE FOR HIM IN SCHOOL AND OUR COMMUNITY. THE CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. IF YOU CAN HELP, GIVE DESHAUN A PLACE TO CAL
A place to call home: 'I can do it,' 11-year-old Deshawn patiently awaiting adoption
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Updated: 10:26 PM EST Feb 1, 2024
An 11-year-old boy living in foster care is in need of a patient and loving family to help raise him. The Children's Home Society of North Carolina said Deshawn is a helpful, outgoing and friendly boy. He loves school, and his favorite thing to learn about is dinosaurs. Top StoriesGreensboro police: charges pending against driver who hit flaggers working Monday morningAlamance County deputies confirm identity of human remains after search for missing teenMother with ties to Stokes County is in New Mexico jail for death of 3-year-old daughterGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereHe enjoyed showing WXII 12's Audrey Biesk his dinosaur activity book and knew all the fun facts inside of it. When asked what he wants to be when he gets older, he said, “A paleontologist. It's one of the people that studies dinosaurs.” Deshawn thought about how it would make him feel to have a forever family. He said, "Happy, they would take care of me." He also wanted others to know how he would describe himself. He said, “I like myself, I can do it and I can take care of myself.” CHS said Deshawn will benefit from a family that is patient and can help regulate his emotions and would respond best in a two-parent home. Call 336-271-7989 or click here to learn more about adoption and fostering.
N.C. — An 11-year-old boy living in foster care is in need of a patient and loving family to help raise him.
The Children's Home Society of North Carolina said Deshawn is a helpful, outgoing and friendly boy. He loves school, and his favorite thing to learn about is dinosaurs.
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He enjoyed showing WXII 12's Audrey Biesk his dinosaur activity book and knew all the fun facts inside of it. When asked what he wants to be when he gets older, he said, “A paleontologist. It's one of the people that studies dinosaurs.”
Deshawn thought about how it would make him feel to have a forever family. He said, "Happy, they would take care of me."
He also wanted others to know how he would describe himself. He said, “I like myself, I can do it and I can take care of myself.”
CHS said Deshawn will benefit from a family that is patient and can help regulate his emotions and would respond best in a two-parent home.
Call 336-271-7989 or click here to learn more about adoption and fostering.
