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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Community Wisdom
I don’t feel ready for contact with the extended family. How do I handle this?
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Can anyone of you tell me if the idea of involvement with extended first families made YOU 'uncomfortable'?
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How do I handle people's negativity about our daughter's open adoption?
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What should we consider in an inter-family open adoption?
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