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Before Adopting Archive

  • Community Wisdom

    How can we move forward with finalization?

    2 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do we make sense of the adoption laws?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Should we agree to more than we're comfortable with?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Should I disclose my wish to nurse the baby we adopt?

    20 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Help understanding cocaine exposure issues?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I go about adopting a friend's baby?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    Is it impossible to set out to create an open international adoption?

    2 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do we write a pro-openness adoption profile?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How can I find an ethical agency or attorney?

    2 Comments
  • 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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