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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you want your adopted children to feel the same, please stop saying "natural" children, for starters.  All children are natural- but some are adopted and some are biological.  I'm adopted and a parent to kids through birth and adoption and I feel strongly about not using the word natural.

I have read that you don't want the birth order messed up...so your adopted child should be a year younger than the next oldest in the house, but also that it's fine to then have a bio kid after that.

As others said, an agency would have good recommendations on how to approach this issue.

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OP here - thank you!!  I am new to this world as I don't have anyone in my family that was adopted, but have always wanted to be a part of it.  Noted and will use bio from now on!  :) [/quote]

Thanks for being cool about that.  I'm an adoptee, and I agree that "natural" is a terrible word.  Also, don't use the phrase "real mom" to refer to a child's biological mother.

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