“Adopting Teenagers From Foster Care” Gretchan Thompson - October 29, 2014 - Adopting, Foster, Modern Families, Older Child Adoption, Parenting, Real Adoption Stories “Adopting Teenagers From Foster Care” Gretchan Thompson - October 29, 2014 - Adopting, Foster, Modern Families, Older Child Adoption, Parenting, Real Adoption Stories “My boys were teens when I adopted them, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t need a mom. Even if I was only 25 at the time.”