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Interesting article in newspaper today / adoption from Russia
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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 353191" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>The boy was adopted by a single woman who lived next door to her mother in Tennessee.</p><p></p><p>I remember a poster here years ago who had a Russian adopted son and a biological son. The adopted son was just a little boy but he was so violent that, despite all of her efforts, she finally disrupted the adoption and the boy went to live with a therapeutic foster family. That story affected me so deeply that I put the thoughts I had had of adopting from Russia (where my family is from) completely aside. </p><p></p><p>However, I also know successful Russian adoptions. My youngest son's second closest friend was adopted from Russia as an infant. He is a delightful little boy (11 now), well adjusted, musically gifted and just a sweetheart.</p><p></p><p>I think the difference may be in the length of time spent in the orphange. The boy who was sent back was 6 or 7 years when adopted, whereas my son's friend was 6 or 7 months.</p><p></p><p>I don't think the mother should be judged yet. However, I am surprised that, as a nurse, she did not choose to utilize resources within her community before shipping the child back, alone, to Russia. I want to hear more of this story.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 353191, member: 3493"] The boy was adopted by a single woman who lived next door to her mother in Tennessee. I remember a poster here years ago who had a Russian adopted son and a biological son. The adopted son was just a little boy but he was so violent that, despite all of her efforts, she finally disrupted the adoption and the boy went to live with a therapeutic foster family. That story affected me so deeply that I put the thoughts I had had of adopting from Russia (where my family is from) completely aside. However, I also know successful Russian adoptions. My youngest son's second closest friend was adopted from Russia as an infant. He is a delightful little boy (11 now), well adjusted, musically gifted and just a sweetheart. I think the difference may be in the length of time spent in the orphange. The boy who was sent back was 6 or 7 years when adopted, whereas my son's friend was 6 or 7 months. I don't think the mother should be judged yet. However, I am surprised that, as a nurse, she did not choose to utilize resources within her community before shipping the child back, alone, to Russia. I want to hear more of this story. [/QUOTE]
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