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I know many families have adopted out of birth order and done so very successfully. So I speak only for myself and my experience.
If my daughter had not been the youngest when added to my family, I don't know if I could have done it. She required such an extreme amount of my time and energy that there was little left for the others.
On top of that, you must remember that children in foster care are there for a reason. Their experiences are not the same as ours. My daughter, at 8, is more worldly and steet smart than my oldest son, at 16. She has taught them a few things.
I would research her background carefully prior to placement.
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