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<blockquote data-quote="ksm" data-source="post: 697920" data-attributes="member: 12511"><p>One day husband and I were talking about so many of the wonderful teens in our church heading on to college, or volunteering in other areas of the US or around the world. And ours was struggling to just get thru high school. Then I made a startling realization... Our kids were adopted, and had a mom who used alcohol and drugs and had a history of mental illness.</p><p></p><p>Then I realized at church, the couple who adopted two children from Colombia had many struggles , esp with their daughter thru high school and young adulthood. An older single mom who was well educated and taught at college, had a daughter that failed to launch, or even get her drivers license. She adopted the girl as an infant who was born addicted to cocaine.</p><p></p><p>Another couple was unable to have children and adopted two boys who seemed like they did well when younger, but as adults one is divorced and has no contact with his child, the other struggles with legal problems due to substance abuse, married a woman with addiction problems, had a child, and now his parents are raising that child.</p><p></p><p>It seems like the adopted children had more struggles with relationships, following thru with education or careers and having a purpose for their lives. Certainly, this can't all be a coincidence...the unknown factors of prenatal care, family history, broken relationships must affect the out come some what. I know, not always, but more than I was aware of before we adopted our granddaughters.</p><p></p><p>Ksm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ksm, post: 697920, member: 12511"] One day husband and I were talking about so many of the wonderful teens in our church heading on to college, or volunteering in other areas of the US or around the world. And ours was struggling to just get thru high school. Then I made a startling realization... Our kids were adopted, and had a mom who used alcohol and drugs and had a history of mental illness. Then I realized at church, the couple who adopted two children from Colombia had many struggles , esp with their daughter thru high school and young adulthood. An older single mom who was well educated and taught at college, had a daughter that failed to launch, or even get her drivers license. She adopted the girl as an infant who was born addicted to cocaine. Another couple was unable to have children and adopted two boys who seemed like they did well when younger, but as adults one is divorced and has no contact with his child, the other struggles with legal problems due to substance abuse, married a woman with addiction problems, had a child, and now his parents are raising that child. It seems like the adopted children had more struggles with relationships, following thru with education or careers and having a purpose for their lives. Certainly, this can't all be a coincidence...the unknown factors of prenatal care, family history, broken relationships must affect the out come some what. I know, not always, but more than I was aware of before we adopted our granddaughters. Ksm [/QUOTE]
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