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    Any advice on my daughter (15) meeting her birthmom for the first time?

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    How do I tell my daughter that our family friends are her birth family?

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    My son calls us both mommy. Am I doing right by him?

    16 Comments
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    What if my child was conceived by rape?

    5 Comments
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    How can we get our son's birthfather to accept the adoption?

    5 Comments
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    How do we write a pro-openness adoption profile?

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