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We honestly didn't start off to adopt special needs children. It just kind of happened. It seems they always find their way here--LOL. Like 7 months ago when we got Alyona and Nik. Told Nik was mute due to trauma. No idea he would be deaf-blind. Alyona we knew was FAS, (I should know I have 4 of them!) but that was about it. She is FAS/ devel. delays/ FTT(failure to thrive)/ ONH(optic Nerve hypoplasia)/ holes in heart/ MMR/ probable dwarfism and who knows what else. The one before that was Bojan who we knew was missing his leg. No big deal. We were told the clubfoot was fixed. Nope. But, I can deal w/ those issues. But his infantile continual crying at nothing and the spoiled rotten orphanage syndrome that we have going on is driving us insane. So emotionally immature. I would not mind adopting another special needs child but don't ask me that today! I've had the worst day this year w/ these kids and right now, they're all on the choping block--LOL. So the idea of any more right in this moment in time is NO WAY. I know once today passes, I'm more apt to say I'd do it again.
I don't know if you all are this way but I find the physical disabilities so much easier to deal w/ then the ones w/ severe behavioral/mental issues. Is this true of some of you out there as well? Just curious.
Take care,
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Stephanie
2 from Orenburg, Russia (June 1999)
2 from Stavropol, Russia (May 2004)
1 from Belgrade, Serbia (Feb. 2005)
2 from Murmansk, Russia (Nov. 2006)
3 from Bulgaria (TBA 2010)
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