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[quote=Anonymous][b]1. Did you already have kids?[/b] No, she was our first child (we had a bio child after).
[b]2. Did you adopt privately through an agency or through the foster system?[/b] Adopted through an agency for an international adoption.
[b]3. How long did the process take?[/b] From first application to bringing her home, it took 14 months.  Most of the wait was due to both American and international governments' clearance processes.
[b]4. What age was your child(ren) when you adopted?[/b] 10 months old.
[b]5. How much did the adoption cost? [/b] I think it was around $22k, but that included a 2 week trip to visit the country and pick her up, which wasn't required at the time (it is now).
6. [b]Anything you learned along the way that would be helpful to someone considering adoption or anything you did differently you would share?)[/b] If you're going to be of a different race than your child, please learn about parenting in a transracial adoption.  Also know that the love for an adopted child is no different than for a bio child, but adoption adds a complex layer or two.  I am also a transracial adult adoptee in reunion with my birth parents, and my desire to search for them was no way a reflection or indictment of my adoptive parents.

Good luck![/quote]

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