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  • Community Wisdom

    Should we agree to more than we're comfortable with?

    4 Comments
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    Why do so many think an open adoption is legally different than a closed?

    2 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Openness when adopting older kids from foster care?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What can I do to keep my relationship close with my son even though I live so far from him?

    2 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Any advice on my daughter (15) meeting her birthmom for the first time?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I tell my daughter that our family friends are her birth family?

    8 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Do I share enough? Too much?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I heal a misunderstanding? Or should I let things go?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    I found my child's first mom online; should I contact her?

    7 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Should I wait for them to contact me first?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I decline a first parent's requests?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I reestablish contact?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I navigate a long visit at our house?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How can we get our son's birthfather to accept the adoption?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    I get anxious when the first families contact us. Is this normal?

    13 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How can I get the grandparents to respect our family boundaries?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I start a search?

    2 Comments
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  • 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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