[mom5]

Hi everybody, I am a mother of 5 adopted children and I must tell you it has been one of the greatest blessings in my life. But it has also been very hard. Even though you may hear it in your training program, about how you go through the honeymoon period and then you go through the I hate you period and then you go through the I think i really love you period. All of this is coming from the kids because they are so confussed and hurt by everythign that has happend in their lives. Then once they start to love really love you a wall starts to go up with them because they feel such a guilt about loving you and not being with their biological family. I sit back now and think about all the trials and tribulations that we have been through and smile about how close my family is now and the bond of love that has developed between all my children. I don't claim to be an expert but if anyone going through adoption wants to ask my any quesions please do so. I know that this is a very joyous but trying time.