This statement is absolutely not true. People who are adopted or are a foster children are accepted into families just as if they are with there birth parents. I have multiple friends who were adopted. There is absolutely nothing beside there looks that would make you believe that these children weren't born with the parents they are with. They act completely normal, there is nothing strange or different about their relationship. They are truly "real" members of the family. Any parent who plans on adopting or taking in a foster children should be prepared to treat the child like any other parent would. If you can not do this and the child feels awkward in the family you have no business adopting in the first place. If the adopting parents treats the child like an outcast, he will always feel like he is not a true member of the family. An adopted child should IS a "real" member of a family!
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I wrote about the same question because I totally agree. An adopted child can be part of a family. i don't think a family would have adopted a child if they really didn't want one. Why would a family adopt a child and then treat him or her like an outsider? In one of my favorite television shows, the main character is adopted and his parents love him so much and they have such a good relationship. The main character looks up to his parents and loves hanging out with his parents. That's the kind-of relationship all kids should have with their parents. His parents wanted a baby so badly but were incapable of having children, so they adopted him. He was accepted as a "real" member of the family, and all foster children should be.
I did not write about this topic, but I was considering it because I feel the same way you do. You make good points and I can see what you are saying. If people are not prepared to take in a child and treat him or her like one of the family, then they should never go through the adoption process at all. You give good examples and you make your point clear. There is no reason why anyone adopted should feel like an outsider in their own home. Whether it be the original home they came from or not, home is still home.
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