Things Not to Say to Adoptive Parents

1 Where did he come from?

Well, when a man and a woman love each other very much . . .

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2 Why did the mother give her up?

Believe it or not, that is not your business.

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3 Too bad you couldn't have your own child.

Too bad you don't have any manners.

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4 It's a shame you didn't adopt a child from the US.

I'm sorry. I didn't realize that was a requirement.

Source: Lifetime

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5 So which one is yours?

Both actually!

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6 I hope you did a closed adoption!

Why would I deprive my child of the chance to meet his birth parents?

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7 Did she cost a lot?

Well thankfully we had some coupons.

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8 Hopefully now you can have your own.

Yes, because that is the reason we decided to adopt!

Source: Fox

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9 How are you going to tell her?

We'll probably just post it on her Facebook page.

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10 Are they "real" siblings?

Well they split their time between loving each other and fighting with one another, so I'd say they're pretty real.

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11 That's such a good thing you did.

Yeah. I'm really hoping this gets me some karma points.

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12 She's such a lucky child.

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I wouldn't call her lucky, but she is most certainly loved.

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13 Well, he'll be a shoo-in for private school.

Really? Explain to me how that works.

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14 What an easy way to have a baby.

If you call years of waiting and piles of paperwork easy, then yeah, piece of cake!

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15 You wouldn't understand. You're not a real mom.

If showering a child with love and taking care of their every need doesn't make you a real mom, then you're right. But I'm still a mom!

Source: FX

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