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To: livius
The younger one was difficult but finally adapted, whereas the older one (7 at the time of adoption) was a fire-setter, violent and aggressive to the family’s other children and a thief.

I had a foreign exchange student from a foreign country who stole things from us (which we didn't discover until after he'd left). Background information we get from agencies handling children coming to us (whether temporary or permanent) are NOT indicative of the personality or traits of the child in question. I had an emergency surgery and couldn't keep my student as long as I had promised, so he went to another home in another city, where he stole items from that home as well. He was returned to his country of origin upon theft discovery at that location. What surprised me most about the tendencies of the student who left our home was that his parents were both professional people of high regard. Their child was devious and deceitful.

17 posted on 04/10/2010 12:55:17 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: MamaDearest

“Their child was devious and deceitful.”

Just good socialist. ;-)


19 posted on 04/10/2010 1:01:35 PM PDT by Average Al
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To: MamaDearest

>parents were both professional people of high regard. Their
>child was devious and deceitful.

Two choices as parents:

1) invest in your kids
2) invest in your career


32 posted on 04/10/2010 1:56:20 PM PDT by ROTB (Armed revolt, INVITES a foreign power to attack. Fixing the church fixes the country.)
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