[hopeful2adopt]

Cara...you are definitely not alone. When sharing that my husband and I wanted to adopt, I defintely got the impression from one of our good friends that adoption was second best. She also conveyed to me that only biological children bond with their parents. It hurt at the time, but quite frankly, I really feel worse for her than I do for myself because she is not open to one of the most wonderful ways you can build a family. She's missing out with her very narrow view, not me. She is also more ignorant than I can even imagine a person being regarding adoption. When people disappoint me regarding this, I just try to remind myself that some people in my life have some shortcomings that are more a reflection on them than it is on anything I am doing or have done. As long as I am clear with my motivation to adopt and how happy it makes me than nothing else matters. Hope this helps.