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  • Community Wisdom

    My child’s birth parents send unequal amount of presents. How do I handle it?

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    How do I respectfully open a discussion about handling posting of pictures?

    15 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Is it appropriate if my daughter’s first mother refers to her as HER daughter?

    32 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Birth mom is not respecting our boundaries. Help!

    7 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Is it appropriate to try to get more info from our daughter’s birthmom about birthdad?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I handle disrespect from my son’s birth mom’s mom?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I deal with overbearing grandparents?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What to do about disrespectful bmom?

    3 Comments
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    • 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.
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    • 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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