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Also, if, say, you choose that adoption is what you want to do, get legal representation for yourself.

And we were never told any of that. I wasn't told the statistics that my adopted child would be way higher likelihood of drug addiction, of suicide, of mental health issues.

And we were never told any of that. I wasn't told the statistics that my adopted child would be way higher likelihood of drug addiction, of suicide, of mental health issues.

And we were never told any of that. I wasn't told the statistics that my adopted child would be way higher likelihood of drug addiction, of suicide, of mental health issues.

Mental health does. So now she's even double-dosed, triple-dosed because then she's placed. Like, they don't tell you none of these things. Right. So I think that's why when I say there needs to be some sort of reform and there needs to be deeper things talked about because then we can make the best decisions for our children.

Mental health does. So now she's even double-dosed, triple-dosed because then she's placed. Like, they don't tell you none of these things. Right. So I think that's why when I say there needs to be some sort of reform and there needs to be deeper things talked about because then we can make the best decisions for our children.

Mental health does. So now she's even double-dosed, triple-dosed because then she's placed. Like, they don't tell you none of these things. Right. So I think that's why when I say there needs to be some sort of reform and there needs to be deeper things talked about because then we can make the best decisions for our children.

And his mom most recently just, like, got really upset. Like, we're super close with Ty's mom. And she got super upset. And she just apologized. And she said, I am so sorry. that I wasn't educated enough to not know that adoption wasn't the only choice either. And you can tell she's regretful about that.

And his mom most recently just, like, got really upset. Like, we're super close with Ty's mom. And she got super upset. And she just apologized. And she said, I am so sorry. that I wasn't educated enough to not know that adoption wasn't the only choice either. And you can tell she's regretful about that.

And his mom most recently just, like, got really upset. Like, we're super close with Ty's mom. And she got super upset. And she just apologized. And she said, I am so sorry. that I wasn't educated enough to not know that adoption wasn't the only choice either. And you can tell she's regretful about that.

And it sucks because we're all years out of it, and now we know. It's almost like if we would have known, not what we know, you know? And so you're right. We did. We deserved to have adults. you know, looking out for me after we gave, we never even watched it.

And it sucks because we're all years out of it, and now we know. It's almost like if we would have known, not what we know, you know? And so you're right. We did. We deserved to have adults. you know, looking out for me after we gave, we never even watched it.

And it sucks because we're all years out of it, and now we know. It's almost like if we would have known, not what we know, you know? And so you're right. We did. We deserved to have adults. you know, looking out for me after we gave, we never even watched it.

And the fact of the matter, she was like, literally after placing Carly for adoption. Everybody saw what I was going back home to. All the adults in my life saw what I was going back home to.

And the fact of the matter, she was like, literally after placing Carly for adoption. Everybody saw what I was going back home to. All the adults in my life saw what I was going back home to.

And the fact of the matter, she was like, literally after placing Carly for adoption. Everybody saw what I was going back home to. All the adults in my life saw what I was going back home to.

There needs to be more resources for the birth parents and education. Because I was just sent back into the chaos. And actually, it was 10 times worse than what it was.

There needs to be more resources for the birth parents and education. Because I was just sent back into the chaos. And actually, it was 10 times worse than what it was.

There needs to be more resources for the birth parents and education. Because I was just sent back into the chaos. And actually, it was 10 times worse than what it was.

So... I think that's what I would just – yeah, I would love to just talk and educate them and give them all the facts. And they'd probably think I'm annoying after a while because I'd be like this, this, this, this, this. Read this book.