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Originally Posted by Uxintatei
Like I said, every child is different, therefore so are people's experiences
I would not like a child that is 2 and under, because of the diapers, teething, crying, and screaming
My experience is that children that are 4 and above, are to mostly whine then anything else, which I can handle
They are also capable of comprehending discipline and manners better than a child of 2 and under.
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I understand what you are saying... What I am trying to explain is that a lot of that is a misperception. I`m not simply speaking from experience with my own child. (Who is 2, and would be considered an exception anyway because he`s not at all normal to begin with.)
What I am speaking from is my experience as a child developmental specialist. Keeping misperceptions about what is normal with a child only causes problems later on when things don`t (naturally) go as you would expect.
And that`s not even mentioning the incredibly large number of problems inherent to adoption after a certain age.
Either way - and I don`t mean this is a rude way - but what does your dream of adopting a Japanese child have to do with actually parenting in Japan? If you were *asking* about parenting in Japan, that would be one thing. But you`re just telling everyone about your dream... Which is fine and all, but it has nothing to do with actually raising a child in Japan.