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When your adopted child's curiosity about birth parents triggers abandonment fears

I adopted my daughter as a baby and she's been asking about her birth parents and I'm terrified she'll love them more than me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Adoption creates unique vulnerabilities around belonging and love that biological parenting doesn't prepare anyone for.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The parent's inner life — what children bring up?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.