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Is Adoption Sad?

Our children deserve to hear their whole adoption story — even when it isn't happy.

by Robert Barnett

TAGS: Explaining Adoption to Kids, Talking with Kids About Adoption

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June 6, 2016

We may feel one way or the other, but it’s our kids who must decide.

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