I had never considered adoption for my daughter prior to being admitted to the hospital. My baby had suddenly decided to come early, and I did not have any support.
In the hospital, I was interrogated by an adoption lawyer and agency. This was while in the hospital bed, the day after my daughter was born. [...]
Open Adoption Support
for families and individuals who support openness in adotion
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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They haven’t even told my daughter she’s adopted. Now what?
Will I get my real family in trouble now that I’ve found them?
I am 13 years old and I recently found my real family online I love them so much and they love me. It is a closed adoption and my adpted parents forbid me but I want to know my sister and brothers and family. Will i get them in trouble if I keep talking to [...]
What if my child was conceived by rape?
I’m wondering if anyone has any advice. I am adopting a child who was conceived by rape. I don’t want to share this information with extended family. I’m also worried about how and when I will tell my child. Any advice?
My child wants to know why he doesn’t see his first mom anymore. What do I say?
We have pictures of my son with his first mother when he was a baby but she has dropped out of our lives in the years since. He is now four and asking where she went an why he doesn’t see her. The problem is I don’t know where she is or why she no longer picks our packets up at the agency. We only saw her twice after our son’s adoption but we did use to talk occasionally on the phone but her phone is disconnected and I have no way to find out where she is now. I don’t know what to tell him about why she isn’t part of our lives anymore.
How do I start a search?
I know where I was born, where my adoption was completed and even my birth mothers name. I have written letters to the courts and all I get is the run around. The state i was born in says they have no non-identifying information on me that i should contact the state adoption was completed in. I contacted then and they said they have nothing and sent me back to the birth state. What can I do next? I dont have the money to hire an attorney to have my records unsealed or to hire a private investigator
Is open adoption confusing to the kids?
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