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[quote=Anonymous]I'm an adult adoptee as is my sister.  Neither of us has any mood, substance use, or attachment disorders.  I agree that there is a vocal anti-adoption sentiment among some adoptees. Personally, I think most adoptees are like any other typical people- more or less happy, just trying to make it through life.

As others have said, transracial adoption can add a more challenging element (I'm a transracial adoptee).  I'm also an adoptive parent and from my experience as both adoptee of the 70s and adoptive parent of today, I see a lot more education and awareness on the part of adoption agencies and adoptive parents.

I have found my birth family, but I can promise you it was not done as a rejection of my adoptive parents.  If you adopt, you must be ready to accept that your child has two mothers/fathers even if your child may be completely uninterested in seeking their birth families (as my sister and child are).  If my adoptive mom was ever troubled or threatened by the fact that I searched for my birth family, she never showed it and for that, I am indeed thankful.

I also have bio children and can assure you that it is possible to love an adopted child as much as a bio child, in case you're wondering about that![/quote]

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