where do i begin,, late on christmas my sons bmom slept over..all went well. The next day we went shopping with myself , her and all my kids. In macys, while i was purchasing a gift..she apparently stole a necklace that said Mother and later gave it to me! I didnt know she stole it [...]
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Can I give gifts just to my son or do I need to include his parents other kids?
Is giving gifts to just my son, who was adopted by parents who also have a natural born child, enough?
Or should I give gifts to that child as well, even though they say I don’t have too. Technically they say I don’t have to give gifts to my son too, but do they really mean [...]
Should I send this to my daughter’s birth mom?
I’m an adoptive mother to a 3.5 yr old daughter. Her birthmom is raising her three older brothers. And, I have a 7 yr old w/ another birthmom. The last few Christmas’s I’ve sent a big box of my son’s hand-me downs and a gift card to my daughter’s Birthmom. In the last year, I’ve [...]
How to handle too many gifts from first family?
My daughter’s birthfather and his parents have been sending/giving a lot of presents to our daughter since she was born. Her birthmother very rarely sends anything to her. Now that she is 3…she is very perceptive and aware of who gives her what and how many gifts are given to her by different people in [...]
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