Hello 

I’m Gary, the coordinator of the Adoptive Parents of Siblings Virtual Community Group. 

My wife and I started our adoption journey when I was in my early 50’s. 18 months later our 2 adorable girls, siblings aged 2 & 6, came home to us. Our close family unit includes a much older birth son and grandchildren. 

Following a 30+ years Commercial Sales career I have become a full time Stay at Home Dad which is definitely my most challenging and most rewarding role to date. I have been an AUK volunteer since 2022 and enjoying supporting families with siblings who have experienced care. 

Throughout our adoption journey AUK have been extremely supportive, especially during Covid with advice, strategies and direction. We found that joining the various virtual groups and listening to other Adopters’ stories and experiences brought the theory from the books we read to life. 

Our Siblings Community Group is all about sharing, discussing the front of mind topics and learning from each other. We must remember that no two adoption journeys are the same. Occasionally we may just want to let off some steam. However, with the AUK groups we have a ‘safe to share’ environment, you will find all the group participants understand and may have that golden nugget of advice to share which helps build your strategy. 

We look forward to you joining us. 

Adoptive parents of siblings meet-ups