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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Adoptee Experiences Archive
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Community Wisdom
They haven't even told my daughter she's adopted. Now what?
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Will I get my real family in trouble now that I've found them?
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What if my child was conceived by rape?
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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 do I start a search?
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Is open adoption confusing to the kids?
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