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"Our family has just taken in a new foster son. His name is Jonathon, he is four years old, and this is his fourth home. His behavior the past 24 hours has been pretty horrible: hiding, biting, kicking... Right now, all I want to do is hold Jonathon, rock him, and cry. I mourn for all he has suffered. We could sure use some advice..."

"Did you once tell me that very few families could face a child like Jonathon and survive? We are currently facing destruction on many fronts, and I am really scared. I think each of us is holding on for dear life, but I am not sure if we are holding on to the same lifeboat..."

"I just ran into an old friend. In the exchange of 'how are you?' questions, I wondered how to tell her about our life since Jonathon. Should I be honest? 'Well, we have a new foster child, and he has Reactive Attachment Disorder. We have been to the edge of insanity and back a bazillion times. He has pushed every button we have. I have been bruised, scratched, kicked and spit upon. We came close to calling the agency and telling them we had had enough. Instead, we decided to adopt him. And how about you?'"

"If we had been presented with the whole picture up front, Jonathon would have never entered our door. We would not have been willing. The work takes a toll. But the rewards are tremendous, and a changed life is appearing right before our eyes."

"As I read the final adoption decree, I was shocked at the level of emotion that rose up in me. It was just a piece of paper, declaring something that I already knew to be true. Jonathan is my son."