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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 535081"><p>I am not sure I believe that 2/3 number although I do think adoption is a major issue for many kids. I guess I don't believe it because I know a number of adoptive families and my difficult child clearly as the biggest issues... and my easy child is doing great... of course that is not based on anything but personal stories. However the number that I do believe and did get to me was that 1% of the population is adopted, yet in therapeutic boarding schools 30% of the students are adopted. And I know from my alanon parents group that there are a disporportionate # of parents whose kids were adopted. So clearly adoption is a huge issue for kids.... and I dont know why it is a bigger issue for some than for others.</p><p></p><p>And I am with you on nature vs nurture. I came to that conclusion when my son was very very young. He came wired difficult.... and by nature was going to be a tougher kid to raise and have a tougher time in life than my easy child. Just plain inborn personality traits. Add whatever trauma happened to him and the substance abuse and he is having a very tough time (and us too).</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 535081"] I am not sure I believe that 2/3 number although I do think adoption is a major issue for many kids. I guess I don't believe it because I know a number of adoptive families and my difficult child clearly as the biggest issues... and my easy child is doing great... of course that is not based on anything but personal stories. However the number that I do believe and did get to me was that 1% of the population is adopted, yet in therapeutic boarding schools 30% of the students are adopted. And I know from my alanon parents group that there are a disporportionate # of parents whose kids were adopted. So clearly adoption is a huge issue for kids.... and I dont know why it is a bigger issue for some than for others. And I am with you on nature vs nurture. I came to that conclusion when my son was very very young. He came wired difficult.... and by nature was going to be a tougher kid to raise and have a tougher time in life than my easy child. Just plain inborn personality traits. Add whatever trauma happened to him and the substance abuse and he is having a very tough time (and us too). TL [/QUOTE]
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