It's now been 9 months since we brought our daughter home from Ethiopia, I still stand by what has been my quick and true summary of bringing her into our family: "She's doing amazingly well! Things have gone better than we expected! God has done a tremendous work in her life and ours! But that doesn't mean we don't have issues, we do. That doesn't mean it isn't hard, it is."
I believe all kids have issues and adopted children just have more complication to their issues. I know parenting is tricky and parenting a child who joined your family through adoption is extra tricky!
I am very much still in the fog of it all and have no great wisdom to share at this point, but Kristen Howerton from Rage Against the Minivan had a great blog post recently: alerting teachers to adoption-related issues: how much do you divulge, and when? The article is an interesting read is an accurate glimpse into a few of the day to day issues adoptive families face. I can relate to a lot of what she said, especially the "trifecta of attachment-related drama" she talked about!
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