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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 535296" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>You are REALLY taking a leap there. Why do you think he'll want to live in Morraco? He is only five years old and can't possibly know.</p><p></p><p> I adopted two kids from other countries. Both are adults. One is Korean and one is Chinese (the Chinese kid is the one we don't see anymore, but that's not important here). Neither of them ever had any desire to go back there to live. Visit, sure. Live? They were brought up in the U S and neither has ever expressed any desire to leave the place that they know best. Julie (PastryChef) is very American. She is only midly interested in Korea, it's people and it's customs. She doesn't speak a word of Korean. Scott is very into his Chinese heritage and married a Chinese lady, and she even has relatives there, but he has lived here most of his life and at 35 he is still here and thriving.</p><p></p><p>I am guessing that if J. is raised in France, he will stay in France, although I am not sure it is that great an environment for him. Also, Scott taught himself Mandarin in his 20's. Granted, he is a brilliant young man and things come easy to him, but he is able to speak it well enough to do business with China (he has his own business) and communicate when he and his wife visit his Chinese relatives. </p><p></p><p>I am really curious as to why you assume J. will return to Moracco just because he was born there. Really...it usually doesn't work out that way. Even if it does, he doesn't have to live in France to learn how to speak French. Heck, they teach it in the US. Anyone can learn any language at any time. If a child is not well adjusted growing up, his future is in question. in my opinion only the best thing we can do as parents is make our children feel confident and good about themselves (the best that we can) so that they can decide what to do with their futures and then be sure enough of themselves to assure success. </p><p></p><p>All this French will go to waste if J. decides not to live in Moracco. By the time he is an adult, he will be very used to France and the way it is there. Moracco may be the furthest thing from his mind...just my worthless .02 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 535296, member: 1550"] You are REALLY taking a leap there. Why do you think he'll want to live in Morraco? He is only five years old and can't possibly know. I adopted two kids from other countries. Both are adults. One is Korean and one is Chinese (the Chinese kid is the one we don't see anymore, but that's not important here). Neither of them ever had any desire to go back there to live. Visit, sure. Live? They were brought up in the U S and neither has ever expressed any desire to leave the place that they know best. Julie (PastryChef) is very American. She is only midly interested in Korea, it's people and it's customs. She doesn't speak a word of Korean. Scott is very into his Chinese heritage and married a Chinese lady, and she even has relatives there, but he has lived here most of his life and at 35 he is still here and thriving. I am guessing that if J. is raised in France, he will stay in France, although I am not sure it is that great an environment for him. Also, Scott taught himself Mandarin in his 20's. Granted, he is a brilliant young man and things come easy to him, but he is able to speak it well enough to do business with China (he has his own business) and communicate when he and his wife visit his Chinese relatives. I am really curious as to why you assume J. will return to Moracco just because he was born there. Really...it usually doesn't work out that way. Even if it does, he doesn't have to live in France to learn how to speak French. Heck, they teach it in the US. Anyone can learn any language at any time. If a child is not well adjusted growing up, his future is in question. in my opinion only the best thing we can do as parents is make our children feel confident and good about themselves (the best that we can) so that they can decide what to do with their futures and then be sure enough of themselves to assure success. All this French will go to waste if J. decides not to live in Moracco. By the time he is an adult, he will be very used to France and the way it is there. Moracco may be the furthest thing from his mind...just my worthless .02 :) [/QUOTE]
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