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  • Community Wisdom

    Any tips for a birthmom coming up on her placed son’s first birthday?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Birth mom is not respecting our boundaries. Help!

    7 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I make our visits work in Foster to Adopt?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Do you agree with the industry dictating how adoption is going to be handled on a personal level?

    19 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Do I need to make gifts even?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    His birthday is tomorrow. What should I get his birthmom?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What about gifts from the adoptive family?

    7 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I deal with overbearing grandparents?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How important is it to acknowledge Mother's Day, Birthmother's Day or other holidays?

    8 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Is it ok to not save some things given by the birthparents?

    11 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I handle stealing?

    9 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Can I give gifts just to my son or do I need to include his parents other kids?

    8 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Should I send this to my daughter's birth mom?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How to handle too many gifts from first family?

    11 Comments
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    • 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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