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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grief Archive
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Community Wisdom
How do you continue in an open adoption relationship when the birthmother is clearly regretting placing her child?
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Community Wisdom
Should we push our son’s bmom to visit?
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Community Wisdom
How do I deal with how much this hurts?
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Community Wisdom
Grieving as a grandmother, where can I find help?
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Community Wisdom
my daughter birthmom is having serious grief issues, but I don't know how much I can help?
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Community Wisdom
Should I expect my adopted child to grieve his adoption?
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Community Wisdom
Openness and "primal wound"?
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