A love like no other: bringing a new child into your home alters who you are and how you see the world forever. But when a child comes to you through adoption, the changes in your life can be even more complex and surprising. Here, three women share their searingly honest stories.(Melissa Fay Greene, Christina Frank, Sheila Stainback )

From: Redbook | Date: December 1, 2005 | Copyright information

post-adoption panic

WHEN THERE IS NO "LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT."

by Melissa Fay Greene

When I found myself weeping in the laundry room over being forced to put my children's sheets on the interloper's bed (because, at 4 1/2, he was wetting the bed), I knew I was in trouble. Refusing to take photos of him during his first weeks in America (because it might mean he was staying) might also have been a clue that I was having issues with our son Jesse, whom ...

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