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  • Community Wisdom

    How do we forgive and heal our hearts so that we can be open to openness with him again one day?

    7 Comments
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    They closed the adoption but I’m reaching out. What do I say? How do I cope?

    9 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I handle Facebook relationships with her birth family for our 14-year old daughter?

    6 Comments
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    What do I do if I "bump into" my daughter's extended birth family?

    11 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Birth mom doesn't want us to have contact with birth dad. Now what?

    12 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    We are feeling hurt and lied to by our daughter's birth family. What do we do?

    10 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

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

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I heal a misunderstanding? Or should I let things go?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

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

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    I get anxious when the first families contact us. Is this normal?

    13 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    We are having difficulties establishing boundaries with my daughter's fraternal birth grandparents.

    20 Comments
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    • 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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