16 things you learn as an adoptive family

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Or the email, in some cases, when you first hear about the existence of a child that has been matched to your family.

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A real parent changes diapers and catches puke with her hands and helps with homework and worries about her kid every day. A real parent keeps their child’s best interest at heart, and supports and loves no matter what, and that has nothing to do with biology.