How To Adopt A Child That You Have Custody Of

((host: emily frances))hello everyone, this is emily frances and welcome to how to mom tv.actor dean cain didn not just play superman on tv. if you ask his son, he is a supermanin real life too. i caught up with the former pro football playerin our hometown of malibu, california to talk parenthood.

How To Adopt A Child That You Have Custody Of, ((emily and dean cain talk))emily: being in the malibu country mart park do you have memories of being a child in thissand pit? dean: it was such tiny sandpit then its ridiculous. it has changed quite a bit.i have memories of my son being in sandpit and he is too big to be there now.

((host: emily frances))dean has put his acting career in the backseat, as his number 1 priority is his 2 year oldson christopher. after a lengthy custody battle, dean now has full custody of his son and saysbeing a single dad is the single best job in the world. ((dean cain, actor & single dad))being a father is the greatest thing in the world. i love my son more than anyone on theplanet and my favorite thing to do is spend time with him. i dont care what it is. emily:what are the biggest challenges of balancing career with being a single father?dean: the challenge is you cant just make career choices, you have to make life choices.i love where my son goes to school, he has

great friends here and i’m not gonna takehim elsewhere. so i wont work outside of los angeles for a series which is difficult becauseso many series film outside of los angeles. that is the part of the balance, and i takea hit on my chin because i love my career but i love my son more than that. emily: givenyou’re an athlete and actor are you wanting to encourage your son to go into sports orthe entertainment business? dean. he has had a tough time already with athletics. he endedup not playing tackle football, playing for a bit and he was like “i dont love it anddont like getting smacked.” i liked getting hit and there is a certain mindset for things.i encourage him to find his own path but i do encourage him if he starts something heshould finish it, be part of, do it right

and give your all. i push him in that way ((host: emily frances))deans most current project is “hit the floor” on vh1. stay tuned for more on my interviewwith dean, where he talks adoption. he was adopted and wants to adopt a child. pleasego to our website and follow how to mom tv on youtube and our social media channels.thanks for watching and have a great day.