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To reach your goal of adoption, your brain must know exactly, and precisely, what you are trying to accomplish. Never state your goal with vague terms like some day I would like to adopt or in the future or maybe we will adopt. Be specific! If you want to adopt a newborn within two years, then specify those exact details. If you want to find an adoption professional this month and start the process, be exact. Your brain can help you accomplish almost anything if it knows precisely what you are aiming for.
- adopting.org

The decision to place a child for adoption is never easy. Like the decision to parent a child, it takes courage and much love. Once an adoption is finalized, it is permanent, and it will change your relationship with your child forever. The adoptive parents will raise your child and have full legal rights as the child's parents.
- Child Welfare Information Gateway

If a stepparent legally adopts the partner's child or children, he or she becomes the legal parent. In such cases they may stop using the terms stepparent and stepchild and simply refer to the child as their son or daughter. However, some of the emotional and psychological issues common to stepfamilies may still persist.
- Wikipedia

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