| Although there are many children waiting for | | | | such a difficult time in their early childhood that by |
| adoption, they are not the children that you might be | | | | the time they reach adulthood, they are emotionally |
| thinking of. Orphaned children desperately need love, | | | | crippled. |
| but they can be a very difficult lot. Many of them are | | | | This is why you can make such a big difference in |
| special needs children, or children with severe | | | | the life of children waiting for adoption. A lot of these |
| emotional damage. Some of them have been abused | | | | kids need almost constant work, but it is worth it. To |
| early in life, or have been deeply injured by the | | | | know that you have made a difference, that you |
| trauma of losing a parent. Whatever the reason, if | | | | have taken a sick and unhappy kid and turned them |
| you opt to get a child waiting for adoption, you have | | | | into a healthy, functioning, young adult is one of the |
| to be in it all the way. You can't just be in love with | | | | greatest rewards that a parent can have. The love |
| the idea of having a cute little kid who depends on | | | | that you feel for children waiting for adoption is no |
| you. You have to be the mature adult who can | | | | less deep than the love that you come to feel for |
| satisfy that child's deep emotional needs. | | | | your natural child. |
| Many of the children waiting for adoption do not | | | | Of course, just the process of adopting a child is a |
| come from foreign countries. Although many people | | | | test of the strength of your resolve. A lot of people |
| look into adoption from Russia, you can really find a | | | | think that it will be easy to adopt a child, but nothing |
| child in this very country who needs you. Many of | | | | is further from the truth. It is strange that, in a |
| these children are moved around from foster care | | | | country with so many awful parents, so much |
| center to foster care center for years, with no one | | | | scrutiny is put into making sure that children waiting |
| to care for them. These children waiting for adoption | | | | for adoption find the right caretakers. Nonetheless, it |
| never learn to develop the kinds of deep emotional | | | | is a good thing. These kids do not need another |
| bonds that most of us take for granted. They have | | | | unhealthy relationship with an uncaring adult! |