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Reply to "My children (adopted) said that we weren't a real family"
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[quote=Anonymous]I think its good to allow them to express their feelings about this (which you obviously did). I think this comes up at one time or another (or perpetually) in lots of adopted families. I have an adopted child who once told a friend (in my presence) that she didn't have to listen to me because I'm not her real mom. I didn't react to her comment then, but we did discuss it later. The fact is though, these kids do have another mom. We need to allow them the space to explore their feelings about that. We will never know what it feels like to be in their shoes (unless parent is also adopted). I'm glad they feel they can talk to you. Just keep the lines of communication open and try not to feel hurt (easier said than done I know).[/quote]
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