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Here's our story.
Our kids (they are a sibling group) came to live with us two years ago. They were 12 and 13 at the time. We adopted them from out of state from a town that they had lived in most of their lives. Their family also lives in that town including four other siblings.
They were taken away from everything they had ever known. HOWEVER, they were living in foster homes where they couldn't be involved in extra curricular activities or have many of the little extras they now get. They did get moved around a lot.
Now, they are both involved in lots of sports and I have seen their self esteem really grow. My daughter now plays three different musical instruments and is trying out for a community play this summer. My son is getting an award from our county's special ed administrators group for our district. Sometimes I look at us and think - wow, we really are becoming a family. And I think they feel it, too.
I know that they miss their family and friends from their old town and I feel really bad about that. But, I think we have given them something that they would have never gotten if they stayed there and remained in foster care.
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