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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)/Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) parents - Would you adopt again?
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<blockquote data-quote="springsa" data-source="post: 535325" data-attributes="member: 14768"><p>I have adopted. Often times, I want to adopt again as well. I feel guilty, as the one we have is such high "maintenance" (ADHD/sensory processing disorder (SPD)/now being labeled ED as an ending Kindergartner/) Our adoption was domestic and local and it wasnt "cheap" by any means.</p><p>I feel as though if you have the means to adopt and can, go for it, just thing really long and hard about how much time and effort you have to gove to your children you have already and if it makes sense for you to do. In our case, I gave up adopting again(current daughter is 6 and will sadly, be an only child) I gave up the idea bc we never found the means financially to be able to do it again and the child we have takes a lot of our time and can be very intense.</p><p>I will sadly admiot, I get "jealous" of friends who are having these precious babies and just starting out, as I feel like I would love to have a younger brother/sister for our 6 year old and I would also like to do it ovwer again because I blame myself a lot for many of her current problems, although most who work with her daily have all said we are great parents giving her all we can and parenting her better than the most average child. I still blame myself, feel as though I have failed as a parent, failed her birth mother, etc, and sometimes I want to do it all over again just to have another "chance" at it.</p><p>Then, after thinking that way, I beat myself down and think, I have the one child for a reason and she takes so much time, that is the reason for her being an only.</p><p>Sorry...I kind of got off your topic there!</p><p>I think if you can afford the adoption, and have thought about how it will effect your current children and if it will add more stress to an already atressful parenting situation, then go for it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="springsa, post: 535325, member: 14768"] I have adopted. Often times, I want to adopt again as well. I feel guilty, as the one we have is such high "maintenance" (ADHD/sensory processing disorder (SPD)/now being labeled ED as an ending Kindergartner/) Our adoption was domestic and local and it wasnt "cheap" by any means. I feel as though if you have the means to adopt and can, go for it, just thing really long and hard about how much time and effort you have to gove to your children you have already and if it makes sense for you to do. In our case, I gave up adopting again(current daughter is 6 and will sadly, be an only child) I gave up the idea bc we never found the means financially to be able to do it again and the child we have takes a lot of our time and can be very intense. I will sadly admiot, I get "jealous" of friends who are having these precious babies and just starting out, as I feel like I would love to have a younger brother/sister for our 6 year old and I would also like to do it ovwer again because I blame myself a lot for many of her current problems, although most who work with her daily have all said we are great parents giving her all we can and parenting her better than the most average child. I still blame myself, feel as though I have failed as a parent, failed her birth mother, etc, and sometimes I want to do it all over again just to have another "chance" at it. Then, after thinking that way, I beat myself down and think, I have the one child for a reason and she takes so much time, that is the reason for her being an only. Sorry...I kind of got off your topic there! I think if you can afford the adoption, and have thought about how it will effect your current children and if it will add more stress to an already atressful parenting situation, then go for it! [/QUOTE]
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