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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 279362" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I have to agree with Abbey on this one. There are no guarantees with adoptive children or bio-children. It really is a carp shoot.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I think a short note back congratulating your friends and a thank you for her compliment is enough, as well as your best wishes. Perhaps you can put something simple in there about your personal experience being somewhat more of a trial than you had expected and then offering your telephone information if she has any questions or concerns you can help with. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">But after 7 years? I don't think I'd be opening up about all the hardships to her at this point. If you want to, become reacquainted with this person first and feel her out a bit. She may not be in the right frame of mind to hear what you want to say; the concerns you want to express. </span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 279362, member: 2211"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I have to agree with Abbey on this one. There are no guarantees with adoptive children or bio-children. It really is a carp shoot.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I think a short note back congratulating your friends and a thank you for her compliment is enough, as well as your best wishes. Perhaps you can put something simple in there about your personal experience being somewhat more of a trial than you had expected and then offering your telephone information if she has any questions or concerns you can help with. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]But after 7 years? I don't think I'd be opening up about all the hardships to her at this point. If you want to, become reacquainted with this person first and feel her out a bit. She may not be in the right frame of mind to hear what you want to say; the concerns you want to express. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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