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[quote=Anonymous]I'm 00:17 and could have written everything 23:55 just said.  We have been fortunate, however, in that we are able to contact our children's extended family---who do love them, but were unable to raise them due to poverty and health issues.  Every year I send photos and a letter, which I pay a translator to translate and deliver.  The sense of peace my children derived from hearing that their bio-family never stopped thinking about them was palpable.  I can never heal the loss caused by bio-mom's abandonment---but the knowledge that they are still loved by part of their bio-family helps to mitigate that.

As to language---someday they may elect to relearn it.  However, I believe that their long-term interests as immigrants to this country are best served by my focusing their academic efforts on learning to speak and write English as fluently as possible, and letting them spend their Saturdays focusing on a sport that builds confidence and brings joy.  Otherwise I will have done them a greater disservice by keeping them betwixt and between two languages---unable to speak and write either one to the level they need.  Other adoptive parents may differ from that thinking---everyone needs to do what they think best for their particular child. [/quote]

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