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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an adult adoptee and while I don't have an issue as the evil hag presented as the real mom because I'm an adult, I would just exercise caution with a young adoptee. If you don't have adopted children, then you may not be as sensitive to such an issue, or you probably don't even see an issue.[/quote]

Have you seen the movie?  How is this an issue?  You explain to your child that kidnapping and adoption are vastly different.  Where is the problem?[/quote]

I'm not saying it WILL be an issue, I'm saying to prepare yourself that it COULD be.  You know, there are a lot of people out there who think adoption IS kidnapping.  Adoptive parents have been described as baby snatchers or baby thieves.  And to a young child who is still processing it, it wouldn't be unheard of for a child to turn to her adoptive parents and ask if she'd been stolen like that too.  Or for a child to question the permanency of adoption- will I be returned to my "real parents" if I mess up, etc.

All I'm saying is it's better to be prepared than not.  [/quote]

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