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We adopted in large part because we had one biological child and haven't been able to have any others. Both my husband and I come from big families (his-6, mine-5) and we didn't want our child to miss out on sibling relationships. And yes, more children is more complication - fighting, sibl. rivalry, etc - but now that we are adults, we really appreciate having siblings - our kids enjoy being with cousins, as our parents age, we have support in those responsibilities, etc. Our bio child is 12 and we adopted a sibling group two years ago (now 6 & 5). While they aren't really playmates for our bio child, he has commented more than once that he is really glad to have sibs. - he feels less lonely and more like his friends. We feel like adopting was the right thing for our family even though there have been all kinds of things to adjust to.
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