Our Beliefs
- We honor the connection adoptees have to both of their families.
- We recognize the love and joy as well as the losses and grief of adoption.
- We do not diminish one family in favor of another.
- We are flexible, understanding that needs and circumstances change.
- We set boundaries on the basis of what is best for our children.
- We understand that open adoption looks like different things for different families.
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Community Wisdom Archive
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Community Wisdom
A difficult childhood, do I tell my birth mom now that we’re in reunion?
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As adoptive parents, do you value the gifts/contact/etc of a first mom more than a first dad? Or any other first family?
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Is it insensitive to send a family photo to our child’s birth mom?
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How do we explain our family configuration?
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What kind of gift would be best to give my son’s A-mom for Christmas?
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How do I do an independent adoption?
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How do I proactively answer my daughter’s questions without hurting her adoptive family?
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For those with older adopted children, what questions do they ask about their first family history?
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How do you explain to your child that extended members of their bio family don’t want to know about them?
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Is it o.k. to ask our child’s birth family use first names at this time?
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Any advice for hopeful adoptive parents at the hospital?
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How do we approach grandmother about her canceling visits?
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How on earth do I ever become his Mom when I cannot get space away from his angry birth family?
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I have a question about adoption language…
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My birth daughter is going to be the flowergirl in my wedding, any gift ideas?
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Should we have our child’s birth mom come to visit at our house?
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How do I have an honest conversation with my son’s adoptive mom and explain to her that she hurt me?
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