Thursday, May 28, 2009

Top 5 things not to say to an adoptive parent . . .

1. He/she is so lucky.

2. Why did his/her mother give him up?

3. You have to be careful-- a lot of kids in orphanages have problems.

4. Any story about a family you know whose adoption has not gone well or whose child has problems.

5. Any negative comment about your child's birth country.

2 comments:

  1. This is SO true! You should look at my blog from a couple of days ago. Can you believe someone asked me if my 2 year old was Communist! That's crazy!!

    Have fun in Krasnoyarsk!!!! It's a great city!

    Amanda

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  2. Have a great trip. Vladimir is so lucky! I can't wait to here why his mom gave him up!! Good luck because you know so many people have a bad experience. My friend Joe Blow got run over by a train when he tried to adopt. Make sure to check him out -- he's probably got a lot of problems!

    Sorry - couldn't resist!!

    Will be thinking about you EVERYDAY!! Please post tons about your trip and everything you can. SO excited for you.

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