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[quote=Anonymous]One important fact is missing from this discussion: biological children are often not treated the same by parents.  One child may have a personality that messes better with one parent, there may be a preference for one sex over the other (as clearly was the case in my home growing up), older child favored, younger child favored, athlete favored, etc.--none are "good reasons" but they nevertheless exist.  It is not safe to assume that adoption is the issue.  I am a mother of 2 children one child is mine biologically and the other is mine by adoption.  I am closer to my bio child due to personality, temperament and interests, my husband is closer to our adopted child for the same reasons.  The children relate to us differently for the same reasons.  It isn't an adoption vs. bio issue at all and it has nothing to do with loving one more than the other. My DH and I are aware of the natural preferences exhibited by all of us and work to balance time, etc.  Relationships are complicated without reading too much into them.[/quote]

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