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| Acceptance | 70% | 140 votes | Total: 200 votes | |
| Confusion | 30% | 60 votes |
Acceptance
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I've had quite a few friends over the years that were adopted and I would have to say that they are the least confused and most accepted people I know. They're usually in better...read more
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As an adoptee in a closed adoption, and a birthmother in an open adoption, I think that open adoption aids in the acceptance for the child, since his or her questions can be ans...read more
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by Bill Whitney
I can not really speak from the child's side of this but I would think that is would make the acceptance easier if there was ever any problem in the first place. I would think...read more
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I am a product of an open adoption at a time when it probably was not referred to as such. I am 49 years old and at 8 days old I was sent to my foster/adoptive parents. The agre...read more
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I believe an open adoption aids in acceptance. When a child is given up, for whatever reason, eventually it all comes out. It can be figured out from being told by the adoptive ...read more
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by April Nourse
When I was born, I entered a crazy, turbulant world. My father wanted nothing to do with raising a child, leaving my mother and me on our own. As if that was not enough for my...read more
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I would think that open adoption would lead to acceptance. And the freedom then to open up culturally worldwide would be beneficial to everyone. Someday everyone would be more a...read more
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by Nikole Keith
Even though we live in the 20th century, The race card seems to be apart of a lot of things in our lives. Its sad to even say this, but its true. I think acceptance is a vague w...read more
Confusion
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by Ms. D. Bleu
I wasn't angry. I wasn't sad. I had no real clue how to react. I was only about 6 years old; what the heck did I know about the word adopted, or what its repercussions meant?...read more
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Granted I was not adopted and I'm lucky enough to have parents that are still married, but I have been around foster kids and adopted kids and I have seen how emotionally damagi...read more
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by Joanne Smith
My husband and I are just venturing into the adoption process. I have three children of my own and would very much like to adopt an older child in a few years time. I must adm...read more
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I am a birth mother to a girl resulting in a "closed" adoption. The stipulation in the adoptive process 21 years ago was I was given the opportunity to sign papers stating when...read more
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It really depends on the situation, I would say for the most part it creates confusion, especially in the early years of adoption. Keep in mind a lot of babies and kids are give...read more
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