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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My child’s birth parents send unequal amount of presents. How do I handle it?
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Is it appropriate if my daughter’s first mother refers to her as HER daughter?
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How do we explain our family configuration?
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Our daughter’s birth mom just died. Where do we go from here?
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Is anyone else dealing with a birth family member with a mental disability?
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How does someone tell an adopted child that their birth name was different?
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Explaining differences in openness to my daughters?
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How much should I continue to push for contact w/ bmom?
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First Mom and child's birthday
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We are feeling hurt and lied to by our daughter's birth family. What do we do?
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Should we agree to more than we're comfortable with?
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Should I disclose my wish to nurse the baby we adopt?
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Should adoptive parents be given more info before the adoption?
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Advice to an expectant mom considering placement?
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At what age should I tell my adopted child that I am really her grandmother?
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What do the children refer to each other as?
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Any advice on my daughter (15) meeting her birthmom for the first time?
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