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 They’re not your kids, this is not a “I paid for them so they’re mine now” situation… and they likely don’t have the same heritage as you. You just want to tell yourself that buying human beings is somehow a good thing but adoptees like myself would know better than you what it’s like to be adopted. Christian countries like Russia don’t even let Americans adopt anymore due to how barbaric the industry is here.