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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adoption Archive
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Community Wisdom
I am looking for advice on how to accomplish maintaining meaningful contact with our son’s addicted birth parents.
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Community Wisdom
How do I respectfully open a discussion about handling posting of pictures?
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How do I start a search for a lost grandchild?
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My son’s birth mom doesn’t always keep promises. How do I help him cope?
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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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Community Wisdom
How do we explain our family configuration?
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How do I keep my twins from being adopted?
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How do I find siblings that were adopted?
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Community Wisdom
How do we stay positive and upbeat while we wait to adopt when we feel so discouraged?
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Does anyone else have issues with the movies being released that have adoption themes?
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Community Wisdom
I don’t feel ready for contact with the extended family. How do I handle this?
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Community Wisdom
Should I tell my child’s paternal grandparents about the adoption?
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How does someone tell an adopted child that their birth name was different?
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Would you recommend keeping this adoption open?
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Explaining differences in openness to my daughters?
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