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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sharing Archive
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Community Wisdom
How do I respectfully open a discussion about handling posting of pictures?
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Community Wisdom
How do I make a decision about sharing our profile with a different agency?
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Community Wisdom
Can too many pictures be overwhelming for first parents who seems to be pulling back?
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Community Wisdom
Qualms with different types of openness?
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Community Wisdom
My teenage daughters don't like their birthfamilies sharing on Facebook. Thoughts?
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Community Wisdom
How can I get the adoptive parents to stretch their boundaries?
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Community Wisdom
When the adoption isn’t a secret, how do you tell people you don’t want to share?
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