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.
Recent Comments
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Community Wisdom
Should we agree to more than we're comfortable with?
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Why do so many think an open adoption is legally different than a closed?
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Openness when adopting older kids from foster care?
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What can I do to keep my relationship close with my son even though I live so far from him?
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Any advice on my daughter (15) meeting her birthmom for the first time?
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How do I tell my daughter that our family friends are her birth family?
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Do I share enough? Too much?
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How do I heal a misunderstanding? Or should I let things go?
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I found my child's first mom online; should I contact her?
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Should I wait for them to contact me first?
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How do I decline a first parent's requests?
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How do I reestablish contact?
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Community Wisdom
How do I navigate a long visit at our house?
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Community Wisdom
How can we get our son's birthfather to accept the adoption?
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I get anxious when the first families contact us. Is this normal?
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How can I get the grandparents to respect our family boundaries?
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Community Wisdom
How do I start a search?
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