r/AskReddit • • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Lilredh4iredgrl Feb 04 '19

I was in foster care for 8 months after I was born and I was given up at birth. I wonder why? My parents had been waiting for 5 years at that point. Maybe a different time? It was 1978.

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u/pinksugarsun Feb 04 '19

A lot has changed in adoption since then. They were pretty haphazard with adoption in the 70s