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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband and I are considering adoption.  I, too, stop and wonder when I hear stories of adopted children finding their "real" mom.   I noticed in Erin's story, back a page, that she referred to her birth family as sister and father, and the family that raised her as the, 'adopted family.'  Do the adoptive families still count as family?  Or are they replaced when the birth family is found?  [/quote]

It depends on the individual.  You can't take one person's experience and assume it will be your own or your child's.  "Real" is a dumb term as what does it make the parents through adoption "fake"?  I know plenty of people who are now adults who are happy with their families, especially with the parents who adopted them.  Most people who are happy/its not an issue don't stay online grumbling about it.  You don't know if they were the issue, the biological parents or the adoptive parents.  Its far easier to blame someone else than take responsibility for your life.  Adopt!  Stop reading this non-sense.[/quote]

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