tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post4997385081764689241..comments2024-02-27T00:41:15.985-06:00Comments on AdoptionTalk: Will I love my adopted child like I love my bio child?malindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-81160232555290119552010-04-06T22:19:59.475-05:002010-04-06T22:19:59.475-05:00I have a ten year old bio son and a 4 year old ado...I have a ten year old bio son and a 4 year old adopted daughter. I just wrote a long post on my blog about this very subject, and it seemed to strike a chord with a lot of people.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174671099436752890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-83505787173276058582010-04-04T21:23:55.426-05:002010-04-04T21:23:55.426-05:00I have 3 bio sons and 1 adopted daughter. I'v...I have 3 bio sons and 1 adopted daughter. I've been asked this question and can honestly say that my love for my daughter was instant and equal, if not deeper. She's made me work for her love, but I would have given my life for her the minute she was handed to me. I think it was because she was born in my heart before I even had bio children. That's a long time for her to grow on me=0)t~https://www.blogger.com/profile/16661748211204975504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-37082236046613543792010-04-02T07:48:08.883-05:002010-04-02T07:48:08.883-05:00I have 2 bio boys and 2 adopted daughters from Chi...I have 2 bio boys and 2 adopted daughters from China. When I have been asked this question my response usually goes something like this, "Do I love my adopted children like my bio children? Hmm...I don't remember which ones are adopted:)." The answer of course is YES!Beach Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560715678217218938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-18390963046224694802010-04-02T07:43:51.300-05:002010-04-02T07:43:51.300-05:00I agree with Elizabeth that the thing I found most...I agree with Elizabeth that the thing I found most different is that when I adopted my daughter at the age of 1, I didn't already "know" her like I knew my bio boys at that age. It was weird having this one year old daughter who felt like a stranger to me. It took a few months before I felt that I knew her the way a mother should. But now I can honestly say that I love all my children with the same intensity.Bukimomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-49697696882285654092010-04-01T22:18:26.570-05:002010-04-01T22:18:26.570-05:00I have a bio son who is 3.5 and we just adopted a ...I have a bio son who is 3.5 and we just adopted a boy who is about to turn 3. He has been with us for 4 months. It is hugely different right now, because one child I knew from birth. I watched his personality form. My love for him has grown and blossomed for over 3 long years.<br /><br />Our younger son came to us with a very strong personality in place that I am having to learn, figure out and adjust to. We are overcoming language barriers, dealing with his grief, etc. There is no way it can simply be the same from the beginning. Immediately yes, I felt protective of him, but the love has to grow and develop. <br /><br />It helps that now his true personality is beginning to emerge. We are all getting comfortable in our new roles. I truly love him. It isn't 100% the same yet, although I would throw myself in front of a bus for either child, but I am confident that soon it will be exactly the same.everythingismeowsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671155513531459483noreply@blogger.com