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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband is adopted. His father told him when he was 10 yo. Some of his parents' friends told there children, and my in-laws were concerned they would tell my husband.  Some my FIL got drunk (a regular occurance) and told my husband.  This would not be a recommended approach.

On the flip side, we have told our daughter since birth about any potentially "taboo" issues, that way they never become taboo.[/quote]

How do you handle [b]taboo issues[/b] in an age appropriate way?   [/quote]
I don't understand. Are you referring to adoption as a taboo issue?[/quote]

No, not at all.  I perhaps misunderstood the previous poster- I thought they meant they told their daughter all the nitty gritty details about the reasons for her adoption, not the fact that she was adopted.  They said "since birth," so I thought that meant they told her the specific reason she was adopted when she was very young, as opposed to telling difficult details when generally understood to be more appropriate for the age.

Again, I don't think adoption is taboo at all.  I am adopted and so is one of my kids.  I'm happy to talk about adoption at any time with anyone.[/quote]

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