Bethenny Frankel reveals she attempted to adopt three-year-old… as she is moved by story of foster child who wished for a family
Bethenny Frankel has revealed she once attempted to adopt a three-year-old child.
Frankel, 49, revealed Sunday she tried adopting a toddler, but the process proved to be much more difficult than that of adopting an infant.
‘The thing that surprises people is that once they get into the system, it is hard to get them out. Growing up, we always heard that everyone wants a baby and not an older kid.
Big heart: Bethenny Frankel has revealed she once attempted to adopt a three-year-old child (pictured with daughter Bryn Hoppy)
‘I tried a while back to adopt a 3-year-old and it was a harder process than a newborn. If it’s like other family law systems, it’s not as easy as the movie[s] make it,’ she wrote on Instagram.
Frankel left the remark in the comments section of People’s Instagram post about a nine-year-old foster child named Jordan, who wished for a family.
Jordan, who lives in a group home, spoke with KFOR about how his younger brother Braison was adopted last year and how now he too hopes for a ‘mom and dad. Or just a mom. Or just a dad – I don’t really care.’
‘The reason it’s important is because so I could have some people to talk to anytime I need to,’ Jordan said in the clip. ‘I hope one of y’all pick me.’
Two of a kind: Frankel enjoyed the great outdoors with her 10-year-old daughter
Heart-wrenching: Jordan, who lives in a group home, spoke with KFOR about how his younger brother Braison was adopted last year and how now he too hopes for a ‘mom and dad. Or just a mom. Or just a dad – I don’t really care’
Soon after Jordan made his request, more than 5,000 people inquired about adopting him.
The story not only moved Frankel, but her 10-year-old daughter Bryn Hoppy.
‘I will adopt him,’ Frankel wrote in the comments section. ‘Bryn said “momma you should adopt him.”‘
Frankel obviously has a big heart, with the reality star previously expressing interest in adopting a five-year-old girl who was abandoned at a bus station by her father in 2016, who later plead guilty to murdering her mother.
‘Bryn said “momma you should adopt him”‘: Bryn was also interested in having Jordan join the family
‘How do I adopt this child?’ Bethenny tweeted at the time, along with a link to the tragic story. She added: ‘I am serious.’
However less than an hour later the Real Housewives Of New York star said she sadly doesn’t believe there is anything she can do.
‘Lawyer says once w the state a private adoption impossible which is now upsetting me more. That is bulls**t,’ she wrote.
‘There’s a misconception that everyone wants an infant. Bc of this rule, babies r the only option. Once in system kids r lost. Sad,’ she continued.
Bethenny shares daughter Bryn with her ex Jason Hoppy, whom she married in 2010 and filed for divorce from in 2013.
She has been dating producer Paul Bernon since 2018.
The way they were: Bethenny shares daughter Bryn with her ex Jason Hoppy, whom she married in 2010 and filed for divorce from in 2013 (pictured 2012)
Sealed with a kiss: She has been dating producer Paul Bernon since 2018