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<blockquote data-quote="ThreeShadows" data-source="post: 367955" data-attributes="member: 6370"><p>I find it so ironic that our easy child spent the first 54 days of her life in a Russian hospital because her mom was sick and then stayed in an orphanage until the age of 9 mos. I've never known such a determined child. When she was 4 to 5, most of my time was spent chasing difficult child 2 around town, trying to rein him in. I really neglected her needs as we went from crisis to crisis with her brother.She checks her grades daily. She keeps track of her work. She knows she wants to go to college and be successful. She just told me that she believes negative expectations will attract negative results and that healthy people attract other healthy people. I spent a fortune in therapy trying to understand that concept.</p><p> </p><p>I knew she was special when she confronted difficult child 2 at the age of 4 and said "how would YOU feel if someone called you BABY ALL DAY LONG?" She narrowed her eyes and floored us both. She was already talking about feelings and relationships. I think she won the genetic roulette game.</p><p> </p><p>Ironically, any bio child of ours could have been bipolar and depressed due to our own genetic make up. This daughter is a blessing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThreeShadows, post: 367955, member: 6370"] I find it so ironic that our easy child spent the first 54 days of her life in a Russian hospital because her mom was sick and then stayed in an orphanage until the age of 9 mos. I've never known such a determined child. When she was 4 to 5, most of my time was spent chasing difficult child 2 around town, trying to rein him in. I really neglected her needs as we went from crisis to crisis with her brother.She checks her grades daily. She keeps track of her work. She knows she wants to go to college and be successful. She just told me that she believes negative expectations will attract negative results and that healthy people attract other healthy people. I spent a fortune in therapy trying to understand that concept. I knew she was special when she confronted difficult child 2 at the age of 4 and said "how would YOU feel if someone called you BABY ALL DAY LONG?" She narrowed her eyes and floored us both. She was already talking about feelings and relationships. I think she won the genetic roulette game. Ironically, any bio child of ours could have been bipolar and depressed due to our own genetic make up. This daughter is a blessing. [/QUOTE]
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