My husband and I just adopted our beautiful son less than a week ago as a new born. We were matched through our adoption attorney. We feel it is very important that we keep an open adoption for our son. Throughout the pregnancy, we have gotten to meet many members of the extended family. They [...]
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for families and individuals who support openness in adoption
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Who are the parents?
Or maybe, my question is “what is a ‘parent’”? I think this is a touchy subject but I would really appreciate some thoughts. Our birthfather said that my husband and I are not our son’s parents. He said that “legally, we take care of him” but that he and the birthmom are his parents and [...]
How much say do I have in first family relationships?
There are so many things that I would normally deem “Not my business” that I feel like maybe are my business because it may or may not affect DS. For example FDad has never done anything to facilitate our or DS’s relationship with his parents. I emailed his parents when DS was a week old [...]
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