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My son is 20 and homeless
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 637374" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Oh, just wanted to add that it is very lonely to adopt an older child, have him fail, and then have others thinking you didn't love him enough. Most people who have not done this truly believe if you loved even a terribly damaged child enough he will respond and be grateful. It is usually the opposite...they are afraid of love and it scares them. I felt very alone, except in my adoptive parent group where many families had similar experiences. People don't realize just how hard it is to parent an older adopted child, if, in fact, you ever can get the child to feel as if you are family. (((Hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 637374, member: 1550"] Oh, just wanted to add that it is very lonely to adopt an older child, have him fail, and then have others thinking you didn't love him enough. Most people who have not done this truly believe if you loved even a terribly damaged child enough he will respond and be grateful. It is usually the opposite...they are afraid of love and it scares them. I felt very alone, except in my adoptive parent group where many families had similar experiences. People don't realize just how hard it is to parent an older adopted child, if, in fact, you ever can get the child to feel as if you are family. (((Hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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