Teen wants a chance to share his joy with a family
It's been more than a year since we last spoke with Simon.
Not much has changed since then. He has the same outlook on life, and he's in the same foster home with the same dream: to be adopted.
"I want a solid home where I have a family that loves and cares for me," he said.
We took Simon to the Putt-Putt Fun Center in Killeen. His choices were putt-putt, batting cages or racing, and it took him all of two seconds to decide he wanted to ride the go-karts.
"Choose your car," he exclaimed.
Simon is an animated 13-year-old boy who's thrilled about whatever he's doing. He loves history and reading, but he really loves telling a good story.
"You know how people ride on one wheel and the back tire keeps going?" he asked, describing a wheelie. "I do that."
Simon does have some Pinocchio in him. Sometimes his stories start well, then get bigger and bigger.
"What I like about lemonade and tea is that they don't have that much sugar," he said. "Sodas have maybe 300 to 500 grams of sugar."
He missed the mark by a few hundred grams. But he's got the right idea.
His caseworker wonders if Simon mixes fantasy and reality because he doesn't know what to expect of life.
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He's been in foster care for almost five years. He doesn't know if he'll get adopted or stay in foster care until he's 18. His life is full of uncertainty.
Simon likes his foster home, so the wait doesn't seem to get him down. He lives his life with joy.
"Yes! Forty thousand, baby," he exclaimed, playing a mean game of ski ball.
Simon wants a chance to share his joy with a family, as someone's son.