Everyone thought we were heroes for adopting the boys. They were excited for us and for "those sweet boys". However, when we shared anything negative about them people were horrified and we quickly went from hero to zero. We learned that most people, even good friends, just wanted cute kid pics.
The funny thing is we weren't sharing the nitty gritty details of just how hard it was. Most of it was just normal parenting complaints. Yet, we often recieved comments like, "You knew what you were getting into."
One woman loudly proclaimed, "they are nothing like what you said!" She said that in front of a group of friends after only watching the boys get out of the van and walk across the parking lot. She had not even met them yet.
MR
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