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US: Post-Adoption Depression Is a Real Thing — And It Can Hit Adoptive Parents Hard (Opinion)

April 26, 2022 by Greg Cywnar

US: Post-Adoption Depression Is a Real Thing — And It Can Hit Adoptive Parents Hard (Opinion)
Mom.com – April 24, 2022
We have adopted four children, and each adoption was special in its own way. But the joy we experienced didn’t cancel out the complexity. There were times I felt horribly guilty and sad, because I knew my happiness came at a cost to my children’s biological parents — and my children, who had no choice in the situation. The more I shared my feelings with fellow adoptive parents, the more I realized that post adoption depression can hit many parents.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/pregnancyparenting/post-adoption-depression-is-a-real-thing-and-it-can-hit-adoptive-parents-hard/ar-AAWmZk4

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