Adopting Older Kids vs. Adopting Toddlers | Pros and Cons + Our Experience

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  @adoptinformed · 4 years ago · pinned

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• ME

  @meghoughton562 · 4 years ago

  My heart is for older kids. &nbsp;I already have four biological kids and so I don&apos;t feel the need for all the &quot;firsts.&quot; It honestly breaks my heart to think about these kids leaving the foster care system with no place and no family to call their own. &nbsp;NO human should have to just float out there without a proper support system and family love. &nbsp;Think about HOW vulnerable these poor kids are. &nbsp;😭😭😭 &nbsp;Praying about this for our family.

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  @elizabethmorgan7142 · 5 years ago

  I was adopted as an infant and its definitely &quot;normal&quot; for me, I&apos;m used to it, I always knew I was adopted for as long as I can remember. But when I was younger, maybe 10-14 years old, I was kind of angry and felt my bio parents didn&apos;t want me but now I realize they were doing what they thought was best for me.

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• IR

  @irelandforever5620 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m a nanny and the best thing you can teach a kid is self reliability &lt;3

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• KI

  @kickdropacoin · 5 years ago (edited)

  We had a preschooler and I relate so much to loving the fact that he can do certain things for himself. Now he&apos;s almost 8 and can even SHOWER and empty out his own lunchbox. I&apos;m so looking forward to him getting his own breakfast haha.

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  @melinakunup6780 · 4 years ago

  I wish i could &nbsp;be adopted &nbsp;by someone &nbsp;who is loving &nbsp;and helpful , who can give &nbsp;me the real love i deserved

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• MA

  @maureenp2248 · 2 years ago

  ANY kid might try to set your house on fire! &nbsp;It&apos;s not exclusive to adopted kids at all. &nbsp;I&apos;ve heard about plenty of cases of parents getting murdered by their own biological kids.

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• SO

  @sophialeblanc · 5 years ago

  Topic idea: differences between adopting legal risk and legally free children

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• FK

  @fkai7385 · 5 years ago

  Loving this! I&apos;m nowhere near adopting yet, but i am hoping I can gradually grow my knowledge until i am ready and know what to expect. Videos like this are so, so helpful!

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• JA

  @jacsshop · 2 years ago

  My husband and I are considering adopting a kid around 7-9yrs old. We haven’t fully decided if we want to go the adoption route or have our own kid so we started looking into adoption so we can be fully informed by the time we are ready for a kid

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  @west_world · 5 years ago

  I’ve raised 3 bio kids to adulthood and 2 step kids abandoned by their mom that are teens now. We’re going through the process of foster to adopt older kids right now. I can SO relate to what you said at the end! It’s great when they start to be independent and we aren’t raising children, we’re raising future adults.

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  @meadowrae1491 · 5 years ago

  I went through the entire foster care licensing process, then went through a divorce. Now that I am a single mom to a 5 year old I&apos;m working to get myself to a more stable place so that I can adopt an older child. Everyone who went through classes with us wanted babies and our age range was always 1-6. Now that my son is getting older I&apos;m more comfortable increasing the age range.

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