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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relationships Archive
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Community Wisdom
How do I make a decision about sharing our profile with a different agency?
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How do I handle disrespect from my son’s birth mom’s mom?
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Can somebody tell me where I can find the studies that say open adoption is best for the child?
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Just found out my son’s first mom is pregnant. Should I let her know I know?
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Should I arrange visits behind my husband’s back?
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How do I handle Facebook relationships with her birth family for our 14-year old daughter?
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How do you handle relationships with bio siblings?
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My son says, "I don't like her"
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"Thank you for raising my son"?
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Who are the parents?
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How do I explain that her birth mom can't or won't see her?
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Open adoption with baby we didn't adopt?
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What do I do when his birth mom is inappropriate?
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What does the relationship between first mom and child look like?
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Lying to others about the adoption?
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Can I decide first family titles as the adoptive parent?
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