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  • Community Wisdom

    How and when do I tell my child that she has a younger brother that was given up by her parents for an open adoption?

    3 Comments
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    How do I proactively answer my daughter’s questions without hurting her adoptive family?

    9 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Any tips for a birthmom coming up on her placed son’s first birthday?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Does anyone else have issues with the movies being released that have adoption themes?

    6 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Do you agree with the industry dictating how adoption is going to be handled on a personal level?

    19 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Do I just stay quiet and live with the hurt? Where do I go from here?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How does one find an ethical adoption agency as a prospective adoptive family?

    9 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What about gifts from the adoptive family?

    7 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Can anyone of you tell me if the idea of involvement with extended first families made YOU 'uncomfortable'?

    28 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    The importance of titles?

    19 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Does anti-openness peer pressure have an impact on how open an adoptive parent is willing to be?

    12 Comments
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