[Cicero]

I'm very sorry to hear this. I have always admired Randall Terry. Adoption can sometimes work out wonderfully, but it can also lead to terrible problems carrying over.

This could happen to anyone's child, no matter how good a parent they were or no matter whether or not the child is adopted. In the end, there comes a point where young people must take responsibility for their own lives and actions.

Very sad. And very tough to publicize this problem; but it was already publicized and politicized by the pimps who paid his son to do this.

[scripter]

We've adopted two boys and had quite a few problems with one boy (Jonathan) who was 5-years-old when he came to live with us. The younger they are when they come to live with you the better. I think Jonathan will turn out fine, he just has baggage from his past that we keep working on. But I've heard from other parents some real horror stories from some pretty young kids. It's amazing what some kids have experienced at such a young age.

[newgeezer]

I have always admired Randall Terry.

I did, too, until someone made me aware of how he abandoned his wife and kids for a younger woman.