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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first parents Archive
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Community Wisdom
Qualms with different types of openness?
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Community Wisdom
Can anyone of you tell me if the idea of involvement with extended first families made YOU 'uncomfortable'?
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Should a first mom be more like a non-custodial parent?
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What is all this pain for?
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How do I tell my kids about their older brother?
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