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Old 02-18-2009, 08:29 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
No. If you had experience with the foster care system, you would know this without asking.
I know this is a week old. I'm slow.

I think I agree with your conclusion, but I'm not really sure what you mean by the foster care example.

I think the fact that parents are not fungible is what causes adopted children to feel a sense of loss and abandonment, regardless of whether they are adopted into loving, intact families.
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