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Old 07-06-2006, 04:55 PM
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This is such a shame this is getting way out of hand. We don't know the full story on why this family decided to adopt another child. I am sure it was a tough decision to make. It is so sad for ALL the children that do not have homes. The family must have felt that Hannah#1 was more than they could handle. Somebody said that if this was a biological child that they just couldn't give the baby back. Well that is one of the beautiful things about adoption is that you have a choice.....male, female, age of the child, what country the child is from, and what health conditons you are willing to accept. We can't save all the children needing homes. My husband and I adopted our son from Kazakhstan last year. When we started the process we "selected" a child from our agency's photolisting. Only to be notified by email a week before we left that one of his family members came for him. We later found out in Kazakhstan after meeting 7 other families using the same agency they were also told this "story". So I believe the agency was using the "cute" babies to lure parents in and tug at their heart strings. When we arrived at the orphanage they asked us how old we wanted our son to be. We stated under a year and a half old. The first boy they brought in was 2. I was ready to adopt him right then and there. Then they brought in our son who was 7 months old. From the moment I saw him I know he was meant to be our son. I didn't feel that way with the first boy they brought in. So maybe this family just didn't feel like it was meant to be with the first little girl. And that is ok, in adoption you have a choice and they made a choice that best fit their families needs.
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