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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Give a few books on attachment issues. [/quote]

Go away.  As an adopted kid here I can tell you that at 26, I have zero attachment issues. Guess what?  Not all adopted kids are messed up and have issues.  I am extremely thankful everyday to have been adopted by my amazing parents, and I'm thankful my birth parents chose adoption because they could not give me the life they thought I deserved.  I really wish people would stop making the assumption that adopted kids have problems.  Some do, some don't.  It's not a universal thing.

ANYWAYS, congrats to your friends OP.  They must be thrilled.  I second the baby-proofing idea.  I also think that stocking up their house with some perishables and frozen meals is a great suggestion.  My parents had a few days notice about my adoption (were called on a Friday that my birth parents had picked them out of a portfolio (closed adoption) and they picked me up on Tuesday) and one of my dad's fondest memories of that time was leaving work on Monday afternoon and his car being completely covered in pink things with a huge sign saying "It's a girl".  Remember, your friends haven't experienced the same thing that biological parents do "baby shower, registering, having people comment on the pregnancy etc" so I think the "welcome home baby" signs are really appreciated.   [/quote]

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