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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Btw I have also heard of this day referred to as a “traumaversary”.[/quote]

That's absurd.  [/quote]

No it isn't.  The day my child came into my care was the day the police broke down a door and removed her and she saw her bio father arrested.  And if you have ever heard a bio mother cry when parental rights are terminated.you would understand it is not something to celebrate.  [/quote]I'm confused.  I didn't think OP was referring to the day that the child came into your care, but the day that the adoption becomes final.  While I'm sure this day can also result in feelings of loss, it also hopefully also comes with a sense of permamancy after a volatile period.  It's the day the child stops having to worry that they'll end up in a different foster home.

I'm sorry for everything your child experienced.[/quote]

I think the point is, there is no one single way an adoptive child will feel about adoption, so you can't dictate that they will want to celebrate the day of adoption as the day the child "stops having to worry." that's a lot of projection. [/quote]

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