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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the OP, and just saw that this thread from May has been revived.  I followed up my original post with another saying that what I was really asking was what do adult adopted people think about the media's portrayal of birth parent reunion stories.  Most of these stories do not include information about the adoptive parents.

As I wrote in my original post, if my husband and I adopt, we want an open adoption, from beginning to end.  We feel that is what is best for the child.   Also, I can see the birth mother/father being a blessing, another family friend to love a child.   Before it is mentioned, let me say that this is of course the ideal of what could happen, and that of course a birth parent may come with issues that make it not so great for them to be around a child. Or the birth parent may not choose involvement.  There are no absolutes or certainties in adoption, and there are many stories of adoptive parents, birth parents, and children who have had bad experiences.   We are well aware of this, and feel for those people.  Nonetheless, we do feel adoption can and is a wonderful option for family building.   [/quote]

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