This is the next installment in the nearly completed series of Caroline's telling of her own adoption experiences. Caroline tells here about being adopted with and without both of her younger sisters.

You and Galina came to live with a new family in Arizona. (note: At this time, the three girls were 13, 12,& 7.) The photo above has sister Galina on the right. All three girls, now sisters, are celebrating "America Days", the anniversaries of their arrival in the USA.Your littlest sister... more

Our son's adjustment to the adoption of our daughters has been very impressive. My husband and I used a lot of strategies and discussion and processing to prepare him for the experience. We included our son in the initial decision to adopt and in every other step along the way. He was a very important part of the entire process and his input was highly valued. He put in a vote for adopting a boy, but I vetoed that request. I really, I mean reeaalllly, wanted a girl. All things considered, I think he's done quite well.

One of the biggest adjustments that I recall being very difficult for him was the initial shock and a sense of invasion of privacy that he experienced when the girls... more