Open Adoption Support
for families and individuals who support openness in adoption
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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SchmennaLeigh commented on the blog post Roundtable #3: Wish List
Mine is live: http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2009/07/08/open-adoption-roundtable-3-wishlist/
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SchmennaLeigh posted on the forum topic Introduce Yourselves! in the group First Families:
[p]I suppose I’ll introduce myself.[/p][p]My name is Jenna. Also known on the interwebz as FireMom.[br /]I’m somehow 28.[br /]My daughter’s name is Munchkin and she’ll be six later this year.[br /]We have a fully open adoption with quarterly visits, give or take.[br /]Our relationship is back on solid ground after a rocky year and a [...]
1 year, 1 month ago · View
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SchmennaLeigh created the forum topic Introduce Yourselves! in the group First Families:
[p]I figure that I’ll get the ball rolling in the first families forum. I’m good at ball rolling. [/p][p]Loosely, answer the following questions in your introduction: [/p][p]Your name/the name you want us to use.[br /]Your age/rough estimate.[br /]Your relinquished child’s name/name you want us to use.[br /]Your relinquished child’s age/rough estimate.[br /]The current state of [...]
1 year, 1 month ago · View
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SchmennaLeigh posted on the forum topic Hello! in the group First Families:
[p]Hi Britney (and Katja).[/p][p]I’m Jenna. First mom to Munchkin. Everyday mom to Nick and Parker. We have a fully open adoption with visits about four times per year, give or take. We’ve been through a very rough time in the past two years with various issues on both sides. [/p][p]Nice to see you all. (Again. [...]
1 year, 1 month ago · View
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