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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birthparents Archive
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Community Wisdom
Is it appropriate if my daughter’s first mother refers to her as HER daughter?
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Would it be fair for me to ask for our child’s birthmother to work on her relationship with the birthfather?
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How do I talk to my son about differences in contact with different birth family members?
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When explaining your child's adoption, has anyone said that it was 'meant to be'?
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Do you speak up when you disagree with other adoptive parents?
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