I cannot remember where I heard or read this, but I have heard it said that adopted children are less likely to leave the home when they turn eighteen. They are also supposedly less likely to leave town to go to college or take a job. Instead, they are more likely to live at home while attending a local college or get a job closer to their adoptive parents' home.

I tried to find this article on the Internet but was not successful, so I must have read it in a book somewhere. I am not saying that this premise is true. I just thought this was an interesting topic to discuss.

The author speculated that adopted children were less likely to move away because of abandonment issues from the adoption. Having already lost one set of parents, adoptees want to be closer to their adoptive parents. So, the author believed that the decision to live closer to the adoptive parents as an adult was based upon insecurity.

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A person could argue that an adult adoptee might choose to live closer to her adoptive parents because they have such a good, close relationship that she values and wants her parents in her life on a regular basis. I see nothing wrong with that decision. If the decision to live close by is based upon being content in a loving relationship, then why is that an issue?

I would love to hear from adoptive parents whose children are grown or from adult adoptees who are reading this blog. Has it been your experience that adopted children are more likely to live closer to their parents after they turn eighteen? If so, what do you think the underlying reason for this is?

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