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I have 5 children and if anything adoption has made me apprecxiate my children more. It may be because of the biological connection in that I did not grow up with one but also very much combined with my adoptive upbringing. my adoptive family was a VERY loving family and beleived children are/were the best gift you could have. I remeber my grandmother saying that there is alwys enough room for another child, children don't need to be deserted, there is enough room in their hearts for children. I was brought up to beleive that children are to be cherished. It was a firm belief of theirs, it didn't matterwhther we wereadopted or bio....we were ALL of her grandchildren..I felt that from both sides. I think on some level as a child knowing full well they ww wer enot bio it was enough for me to feel safe, stable, and attached to my family. With that I think it carried over to my children, the thought that they were special and nothing was more important then them in the grand scheme of things. I can tell you with certiany that there are bio's that don't feel that way....my inlaws trly beleived that babies/children are a burden. Your suppose to have them and they loved them but not with the same kind of feeling as my afamily(and no I don't beleive its just an in-law thing).
When my children were born I was shocked at thelevel of love and protectivness I felt...I trully would have done anything to keep them safe...was some of that fear of losing them?..maybe..was some of that what was modeled to me? maybe ...I don't know whatwas going on in a subconscince level but I do remeber wanting to continually hold them and want thm to feel safe and loved.....I wanted them to feel my love and know I was there for them....
So I am not sure that adoption has effected my parenting at all ....if anything I feel it has made me feel MORE attached to my kids.
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