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[quote=Anonymous][quote]As the sister of two sisters who my mother had to give up for adoption….please remember that your niece deserves to know and have a relationship with her sister. If you have a loving relationship with your niece, the best thing would be if you could have an open adoption and raise the child from infancy knowing that you are her mother, her aunt was her first mother, and her sister is her sister. She can have a cordial, distinct, friendly relationship with her aunt/birth mom to whatever extent your sister is able to extend her love in that way. Her sister may well want to have a closer relationship, though, and the most beautiful thing about this kind of kinship adoption is that it is possible to retain those natural kinship ties. Her grandmother can be her grandmother, too. I hope you can do this, OP, and hope that it can be done without secrecy or shame![/quote]

We adopted siblings and I would second this observation.   Our kids were older at the time of the adoption and being able to remain a family (they were originally going to be separated) was so important to their stability.   Being able to maintain a relationship with siblings is incredibly important.  [/quote]

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