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  • Community Wisdom

    Writing a letter for the first time?

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

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    Adoptive parents, would you want the first/birth mom of the child you adopted to tell her friends?

    19 Comments
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    How close is too close?

    6 Comments
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    What do the children refer to each other as?

    9 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

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

    1 Comment
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    Do I share enough? Too much?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

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

    16 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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