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[quote=Anonymous]16:38 here. I think the bigger question than the issue of drug exposure is: what has her life been like so far? Has she been loved and nurtured? Is she fully bonded with anyone? Has she experienced abuse or neglect? If she had reasonably good early experiences and she got love and attention in her first two years, she will grieve the loss of her birth family but she will also be more likely to attach to new parents and she has a higher chance of being okay. There is a tendency to want to "rescue" a child who has been abused but, before you do that, you must be prepared for possible challenges. Parenting is hard enough. Make sure you read up on on attachment and know what you could be getting into.[/quote]
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