“Adoption carries the added dimension of connection not only to your own tribe but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties, and family. It is the larger embrace.” - Isabella Rossellini 

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Below there are 5 Myths related to Child Adoption and the truth behind them.

REGRET

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Decisions frame our future, and making any big decision in life comes with a fear of regret. During the adoption process, a right decision will help you make up your mind and also will give you time to think well and address your fears and additionally it will also help you to analyze what both parenting and adoption could look like, presently and in the future. But when the term 'Regret' comes, to give an apt reply to it by stating this quote which rightly said, “The world may not change if you adopt a child, but for that child their world will change.” — Isabella 

RESENTMENT

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The word, 'Resentment' is a feeling of anger and bitterness when someone did something wrong to you. Here this is also one of the myths that what if the child might show signs of resentment towards you, but to be very honest if you're doing your parenting well, and making the child understand their mistakes and also teaching them qualities to be calm, to understand, be polite, and patient. The child will definitely understand it and with time you'll see for yourself how your teachings are reflecting out through the child's behavior. 

SELFISH CHOICE

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Choices make who we are and what will be in the future, but making correct choices is also very important. You might feel or hear from your acquaintances that you are making a selfish choice by thinking of adoption but that’s actually not true. People will always have something to say but eventually it's your life and it's up to you what you want to do. Child Adoption has always been made a big deal and is considered inappropriate in some areas, but what's wrong in it? A child will get a family and will be happy, isn't that the best thing? As the title says, let go of what others say and just go with what your heart says. 

DIFFERENCES

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Parents and children are generations apart and sometimes these generation gap can make us think that there can be added differences too. But that’s not the case here, we live in the twenty-first century and we have evolved through time. The parent-child bond has also changed and got better. When you introduce the new  member to the family, and provide a healthy and friendly environment, it will definitely keep the differences at bay, and even if some arise, they can be handled well by talking to each other and sorting things out.

FUTURE

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The biggest thought comes while the adoption process is what will be the future of the family? Will others be able to accept each other? To answer this, there is a very beautiful quote shared by a family who adopted a child. “When people tell me how lucky my children are, I offer a reply that upholds the girls’ dignity while acknowledging the complicated truth. ‘No,’ I say, ‘we are all blessed to have found each other.’” — Julie Higgenbotham.