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  • Community Wisdom

    Advice to an expectant mom considering placement?

    9 Comments
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    At what age should I tell my adopted child that I am really her grandmother?

    4 Comments
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    What do the children refer to each other as?

    9 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

    How can I find more positive support from other first parents?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

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

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    attachment disorder and a visit with first mom?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I decline a first parent's requests?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I go about adopting a friend's baby?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I know if my child's first mom is content with our open adoption?

    10 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    When does contacting first parents become hounding?

    12 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    We are having difficulties establishing boundaries with my daughter's fraternal birth grandparents.

    20 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    I have a five year old daughter that has not seen her biological father since she was a year old. Now he wants to see her.

    No Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    I love my sister (my daughter's bio mom) but I don't want her in my daughter's life. How do I explain the relationship?

    1 Comment
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