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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Community Wisdom
Is it insensitive to send a family photo to our child’s birth mom?
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Do I do enough to maintain contact with my son’s adoptive parents?
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When does contacting first parents become hounding?
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