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    Any advice on my daughter (15) meeting her birthmom for the first time?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    Do first grandparents have rights?

    8 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I tell my daughter that our family friends are her birth family?

    8 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How can I find more positive support from other first parents?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Do I share enough? Too much?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Do most open adoptions eventually close?

    14 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I heal a misunderstanding? Or should I let things go?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    My son calls us both mommy. Am I doing right by him?

    16 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    attachment disorder and a visit with first mom?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    I found my child's first mom online; should I contact her?

    7 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Grandparent rights after adoption?

    2 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    My agency is asking for more money, is this ok?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    Should I wait for them to contact me first?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I decline a first parent's requests?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What to do on Mother's Day?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I go about adopting a friend's baby?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I reestablish contact?

    1 Comment
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