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i would have used that opportunity to educate them. saying something like, "how do you think the child would feel if they heard their mother wasn't their 'real' mother? do you think that's the right thing to say?"
i'm a fan of self-discovery; however, we have to ensure the message is getting across. also, i wouldn't be shy to express this in front of the whole group. i think it's our responsibilty to stand up and speak up in situations like this- especially since we have expereince in adoptions and the feelings of the adopted children!
i would go the route of being positive. i truly believe if we just let comments like that go, we are allowing these children to be 2nd to children with biologial parents still as their parents.
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