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  • Community Wisdom

    Is it ok to take a step back for awhile and try to define my life without my birthson in it?

    7 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How many photos should I send to my child’s birth mom?

    22 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    We found our daughter’s birthmom online, do we contact her?

    12 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    My son’s parents stopped sending letters. How do I find them and reopen the adoption?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How does someone tell an adopted child that their birth name was different?

    11 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Do we send photos although she hasn’t requested them or not?

    11 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    I am jealous of my son’s birth mom, how do I navigate this?

    11 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    I am worried my sons aparents are not honoring our openness contract — what do I do?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    They closed the adoption but I’m reaching out. What do I say? How do I cope?

    9 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What about gifts from the adoptive family?

    7 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What is a “good” update in open adoption?

    2 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    My teenage daughters don't like their birthfamilies sharing on Facebook. Thoughts?

    7 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Should I be more proactive about building birthfather contact?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Child's privacy on facebook?

    11 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What kind of photos do first families want?

    12 Comments
  • 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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