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Thread: Sierra Club: To Have or Not to Have Children in the Age of Climate Change

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
    I know of one last year. A friend of my wife fostered a drug addicted toddler and after a few months also fostered the toddlers newborn sister who was born in jail. They successfully adopted both girls within a year.
    That IS fast! Congrats to them all!
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    Of 3 foster grandkids (all with our family for a year or more so we really bonded) only 1 ended up adopted. It’s hard. But we gave those kids the best chance we could to recover and grow while the birth families got their lives together.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tammy View Post
    Of 3 foster grandkids (all with our family for a year or more so we really bonded) only 1 ended up adopted. It’s hard. But we gave those kids the best chance we could to recover and grow while the birth families got their lives together.
    It is hard. Congrats to you all as well - on all 3 grandkids.
    To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
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    And - Happy National Adoption Day!
    To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
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    In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown

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    Cool! I didn’t know it was today.

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    November is actually National Adoption Month.
    To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
    Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
    In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown

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