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I had a similar situation while trying to get our homestudy done. We told the SW at our office interview about my childhood (both parents & three grandparents alcoholics and drug addicts, beaten with a dog leash from age 8 months to age 15)and explained that I placed my baby for adoption when I was a teen in high school. She literally cried. Since then , I have lived a good, productive life. I am close to earning my second degree in the medical field. I have worked eight years with the largest, busiest 911 ambulance service in my state. I have been in a long, loving relationship with DH. I am a beloved wife and favorite aunt. Still, she made me go to counseling to prove I was "stable and ready to parent" before she would approve our homestudy. The therapist talked to me for 2 hours and decided that I was the most stable person he had talked to in a while. It doesn't matter what happened in your past. What matters is how you handled it and how you are doing today (which is well, I hope).
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