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I adopted a girl who first came to me when she was 7 yrs old (tho she was moved to a relative and came back again when she was 8 and the adoption wasn't finalized until she was 9).
The nice thing about a 7 yr old is that they have already been in school for a while and so you can know before accepting the placement whether they have problems (behavioral or learning).
I guess my adoption would be considered a success story. She is a kind and loving girl and we have a good relationship. It is not all roses though, because she was horribly abused and she hates herself and frequently wishes she were dead. But at the same time, she is happy and bubbly and has friends and is very good at many things. But she has some friendship issues (because she is controlling) and because she hates herself, she assumes others hate her and it is very painful for her.
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