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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Recent Posts
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Community Wisdom
Do most open adoptions eventually close?
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Community Wisdom
How do I heal a misunderstanding? Or should I let things go?
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Community Wisdom
My son calls us both mommy. Am I doing right by him?
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Community Wisdom
I found my child's first mom online; should I contact her?
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Community Wisdom
Grandparent rights after adoption?
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Community Wisdom
My agency is asking for more money, is this ok?
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Community Wisdom
Should I wait for them to contact me first?
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Community Wisdom
How do I decline a first parent's requests?
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Community Wisdom
What to do on Mother's Day?
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Community Wisdom
How do I go about adopting a friend's baby?
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Community Wisdom
How do I reestablish contact?
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Community Wisdom
How do I know if my child's first mom is content with our open adoption?
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Community Wisdom
What if my child was conceived by rape?
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Community Wisdom
How do I navigate a long visit at our house?
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Community Wisdom
My child wants to know why he doesn't see his first mom anymore. What do I say?
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Community Wisdom
How can we get our son's birthfather to accept the adoption?
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