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An adoptive parent's perspective on Russia's adoption ban

Russia's President Vladimir Putin. (Dec. 25, 2012)

Photo credit: AFP/Getty Images

Bad parenting move No. 999: We were sitting on my bed when I told my 10-year-old son that Russian President Vladimir Putin joined the rest of the Russian lawmakers to ban adoption of Russian children by Americans as of Jan. 1.

His eyes teared up as he said, "You mean they can come get me?" It took me a nanosecond to tell him no one can ever take away him away from me or his happy...

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