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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Congratulations on your decision to consider adding to your family! As an adoptive parent, I’d strongly urge you to not disrupt the birth order. [/quote]

Please elaborate on this. Please remember that my eldest are fraternal twins so normal first born hierarchy does not apply. [/quote]

Yes it does!

You are extremely clueless, I don’t even know where to begin.

You truly believe your twins don’t have an identity around being the oldest in the family? Their entire lives they have been the biggest kids in the house. They’re the older siblings. Much of their social skills stems from that identity. Adding an older kid disrupts the way they’ve always socialized at home. Not only do they have to get used to another new family member - but they also have to get used to being a little brother/sister for the first time in their life. That’s like adding an extra obstacle to an already difficult transition.

Also, do I’ve if you stay home with your kids? I’ve never met a family with 4+ kids without a SAH parent because the logistics are too much. Something to think about...

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