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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have three adopted kids. Oldest handled all of the adoption issues really well. Youngest is too early to tell. Middle one has had major crises over the abandonment issues. He is currently in a residential treatment program that has a specialty in adoption trauma, attachment issues and abandonment. Having a therapist and a program with these specialties has been life changing.

I have to admit pause by your adoption narrative. It sounds great for a five year old but I can’t imagine e teens buying it. Do you really know that the decision was out of love?[/quote]

OP here.  Just to clarify that it’s not my adoption narrative.  It’s the pro-adoption narrative for little kids in this country.  My point is that he doesn’t necessarily buy it (I’m not pushing it as The Truth, as we don’t actually know) but he also doesn’t really understand that raising kids is really hard and not everyone is up to it.  I think we ended the night pretty ok.  It’s true that being a teen can be hard for anyone, adopted or not and I shouldn’t take things personally.  He told me he was feeling really angry and he didn’t even understand why, so we talked about some possible reasons and that it’s normal.  Case is a good suggestion, also. Thank you for the support.[/quote]

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