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We want our daughter Sydnee, to meet and grow with other adopted children in our area. We currently belong to a group of Parents and Adopted children which meets a couple to a few times a year. The meeting places alternate between the different parents' homes. The places where we meet can sometimes require drive times between one and two hours.

We would like to develop a local group of interested Parents who have adopted a child as we have or multiple children as is often the case. The pupose of this group is to further empower and encourage our children by allowing them to meet and develop lifetime friendships with other local children with similar family structures. Odoptees can often deal with a seperate set of circumstances and issues associated with being an adopted child. Studies have shown that children thrive with a greater probability of success if they are able to openly deal with their adoption issues as opposed to denying them or not learning how to discuss them openly with others. We love our daughter very much and we want her to succeed in life without the difficulty of dealing with any iissues associated with being an adopted child.

The goal of the group will be to have the children meet once per month to celebrate holidays, birthdays and any other special events that may become part of the child's life. This group will give the children the opportunity to develop lifelong friendships with other children that live nearby. Our daughter Sydnee is currently two years old.

Our meetings can incorporate a potluck lunch type of participation by the parents and shared financial contributions if they are necessary for any special events, i.e. the costs for a bounce house etc... . These are the things that will eventually be dicussed and agreed to by the parents once we have anopportunity to meet as a group.

The families that should join this group are parents who live in the Tulare County area that have adopted a child or children and are interested in having their children interact with other adopted children in the area where they currently reside. Our target are the younger children so we think an age group of infancy to ten years of age are the target ages that we would like to attract. We want our children to live normal lives and have the same fun that all children love to have. We also want them to develop friendships with other adopted children. Our hope is that other adopted children will be more understanding of the issues our daughter may encounter later in life with being an adopted child and said understanding might aid in how Sydnee or the children in general cope with those issues.

Did I mention that we love our daughter Sydnee very much. If you feel the same way of your child or children and if they were adopted, we invite you to join the group. We would love to have you and your family become part of this exciting group.