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[quote=Anonymous]To answer OP’s questions:  Adoption process, how it went, and are we happy?

We adopted newborns domestically through an adoption agency twice. The process was easy and quick. Our kids are AA. We met the birth moms and brought both kids home from the hospital at 2 days old.

Our adoptions are “open” in the sense that we provide updates and pictures, but no other contact, which was the choice of their birth parents. If our kids want to, we will encourage them to find their birth parents, although we will warn them that it may or may not be a happy reunion since I’ve heard all kinds of stories (Searching shouldn’t be difficult because we have some information about them, plus DNA kits make it easier to connect with birth families).

Our kids are early teen and tween and seem happy and well-adjusted. I believe that many, not all, kids who were adopted do suffer from lower self-esteem and abandonment issues but so far they are ok.

We are very, very happy with our decision. Being given the opportunity to raise these kids is the honor of my life. [/quote]

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