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<blockquote data-quote="house of cards" data-source="post: 280319" data-attributes="member: 2005"><p>How many other kids are in your home? You have to know your limitations. I said "no" to a new born, a sister to my Angel, I knew I didn't have the energy left to raise her properly. She ended up in a good (not great) home, 1 of 2 kids. She wasn't my responsiblity and I know I made the right decision for us but it still haunts me some.</p><p></p><p>I would be very concerned about the problems you mentioned with this little girl. If you are going to move forward, I'd want to slow the process down and get actual diagnoises and counselling in place.</p><p></p><p>How many prevoius placements did she have? What if any mental health issues are in the bio family tree? Sorry, I have a lot more questions then answers. </p><p></p><p>I would say if you are going to adopt a child with heavy problems it would be best to have that child be the youngest (so the older ones can protect themselves to some degree). Are you lookinhg for this to be your last adoption?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="house of cards, post: 280319, member: 2005"] How many other kids are in your home? You have to know your limitations. I said "no" to a new born, a sister to my Angel, I knew I didn't have the energy left to raise her properly. She ended up in a good (not great) home, 1 of 2 kids. She wasn't my responsiblity and I know I made the right decision for us but it still haunts me some. I would be very concerned about the problems you mentioned with this little girl. If you are going to move forward, I'd want to slow the process down and get actual diagnoises and counselling in place. How many prevoius placements did she have? What if any mental health issues are in the bio family tree? Sorry, I have a lot more questions then answers. I would say if you are going to adopt a child with heavy problems it would be best to have that child be the youngest (so the older ones can protect themselves to some degree). Are you lookinhg for this to be your last adoption? [/QUOTE]
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