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by IG_Semmelweiss 1567 days ago
These sort of forum posts should come with 2 disclaimers.

I'm a parent. Y/N I'm adopted. Y/N

With that out of the way, people need to realize that the adoption pool is biased to kids with severe issues. Mostly because some portion of kids were places on adoption because of genetic issues, and the rest will probably develop issues as a result of adoptio. Only the very best of parents are even considering adoption from said pool.

I was surprised the failure rate is only ~5%. We can hope for better but -i think- 5% can be celebrated.

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