Well, what an interesting thread! I just want to say that my heartfelt gratitude goes out to all you foster/adoptive parents & families who provide unending love & support to our children who needed it most! A gazillion hugs to you all!
If it weren't for people like you, my husband probably wouldn't have had as great a childhood as he did! He was adopted at 7 mos of age by two of the most wonderful people I've met. May they Rest in Peace. And we did not know he was adopted until he was 42! His parents were deceased by then & had not shared that info with either of us. Interesting.
Maureen