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  • Community Wisdom

    Birth mom doesn't want us to have contact with birth dad. Now what?

    12 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Will I get a call from a lawyer?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How to I pull back from relationship with grandmother without hurting birth mom?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    My son says, "I don't like her"

    7 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What to do about disrespectful bmom?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Openness with families who are addicts?

    6 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How many too many members of birthfamily for first visit?

    16 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How can I prepare for a long visit?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    First mom can't meet. Should I worry?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do we get our child's bmom to visit?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I explain that her birth mom can't or won't see her?

    2 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Have I set my daughter up for disappointment?

    9 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I handle stealing?

    9 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What do you do when she just won’t respond? I just don’t know when to give up.

    9 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Why would the bio grandparents not want to see their grandson?

    6 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    First Grandparent is hostile, what to do?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I deal with too many visits?

    12 Comments
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    • 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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