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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that there is a poster who regularly posts about trauma. But I also know that adoption is trauma and that some kids weather it well and some do not. I have three adopted kids - two international and one through foster care. Of the three one has not weathered the trauma at all and is truly tortured.

I don’t think international adoption is that easy - back in the day there was no question about it you’d get a child, but only when. But there is something to be said about not having the option of open adoptions. I am not saying they are good or bad but only that it is one more decision you can’t second guess.

I think the most important thing to consider is whether you are capable of parenting a child with FAS and attachment issues (both of which are spectrum issues). Two of my three have FAS.

Good luck on your endeavor. Our road has been tough but I don’t regret our decision. Every kid deserves a chance and every kid deserves a family that loves them to the end of the earth unconditionally and my kids have that. [/quote]

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