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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?

    15 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Can you help me figure out how to manage my fears?

    7 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    When to close an open-adoption?

    6 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I handle disrespect from my son’s birth mom’s mom?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Should I tell my child’s paternal grandparents about the adoption?

    9 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I avoid getting in the middle of birth family conflict?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Birth parents wanting money from us. Now what?

    7 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Who are the parents?

    11 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How much say do I have in first family relationships?

    13 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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