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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adoptive family Archive
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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?
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Community Wisdom
How do I proactively answer my daughter’s questions without hurting her adoptive family?
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Community Wisdom
Any tips for a birthmom coming up on her placed son’s first birthday?
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Community Wisdom
Does anyone else have issues with the movies being released that have adoption themes?
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Community Wisdom
Do I just stay quiet and live with the hurt? Where do I go from here?
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Community Wisdom
How does one find an ethical adoption agency as a prospective adoptive family?
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Community Wisdom
What about gifts from the adoptive family?
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Community Wisdom
Can anyone of you tell me if the idea of involvement with extended first families made YOU 'uncomfortable'?
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