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“I wanted his trust, his love, his affection but he didn’t know me” – an adoptive Mum writes
@blogforadoption and her husband adopted a little boy in 2014. Here she tells how, slowly at first, she has bonded with her son: Pretty much from the moment we saw Danny’s profile at the Exploring Adoption Event we were attached. We loved this little guy and couldn’t wait for him to feel the same way […]
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“I loved him but I didn’t like him” – parenting a violent child
An adoptive Mum shares the challenges of caring for a child with behavioural difficulties. My son, Ralph, was 3 and my daughter, Hera, was 2 when they came to us. They had endured dreadful abuse and neglect in their early years. My son was lovely and charming but had violent tantrums. Ralph took up all […]