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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a biological child who is older and my younger is adopted.

These are thoughtful questions and I would encourage you to contact an adoption agency and talk it through with an adoption social worker.  They will not judge you - on the contrary they will praise you for taking the process seriously and help you think through what will work for your family.  They have seen so many more situations than I have - so they could address your concerns more fully.

Our adopted child is the same race as us and it does make life easier.  If you adopt a child of a different race it is called a "conspicuous adoption" - here is a course you can take to learn more - http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/catalog/courses/conspicuous-families.cfm

There is no right or wrong - there is just what will work for your family.

We are in a semi-open adoption.  We exchange letters and photos through the agency.  All of our contact has been amazing.  The birth mom writes us about once a year to say how much she loves the photos and how proud she is of how we are raising our child.  Everyone in an adoption has a different story to tell.

We adore our adopted child.  We have zero regrets.  I wish you all the best.[/quote]

Thank you for the thoughtful response!  So do you have a say in how "open" it is? [/quote]

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