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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conflict Archive
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Community Wisdom
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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Community Wisdom
Can you help me figure out how to manage my fears?
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Community Wisdom
When to close an open-adoption?
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Community Wisdom
How do I handle disrespect from my son’s birth mom’s mom?
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Community Wisdom
Should I tell my child’s paternal grandparents about the adoption?
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Community Wisdom
How do I avoid getting in the middle of birth family conflict?
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Community Wisdom
Birth parents wanting money from us. Now what?
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Community Wisdom
Who are the parents?
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Community Wisdom
How much say do I have in first family relationships?
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