[Serious] Parents of children adopted through a closed adoption, who then re-entered their child's life before their 18th birthday... what were the circumstances, and how are you doing now?

[Serious] Parents of children adopted through a closed adoption, who then re-entered their child's life before their 18th birthday... what were the circumstances, and how are you doing now?
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