143 - "Some of These Kids Are Trying To Save The Heartache Before It Would Happen" - Adoption & Foster Care

I'm super excited to have Michael Quintock for the second episode of FathersFyre. He recently adopted his third child, a newborn baby girl, so I thought it'd be fun to talk about the challenge and fun of adoption. Me naively asking my brother if adopting a child you feel like they are yours A lot of people asking that question and me learning the answer for myself—adopting our two kids Working through the attachment process of adopted children Bringing a baby into the home versus older children Working through regression and providing a safe place for your adopted kids Working through a child’s fear shown by their bad behavior to protect themselves - trying to save a hear How come newborn babies smell so good Showing affection as a dad Link to previous episode “Ep 104 Adopting Two Boys and Being a Foster Dad to 9 Kids” https://open.spotify.com/episode/539KFH12AOP4m6dQuzP8LE?si=dLwCRvdLSCiRQpMEWMZJHQ&dl_branch=1 Guest: Michael Quintock TikTok @Michael.quintock Host: Jody Sedrick jodysedrick.com Instagram @jodysedrick