I have a little boy 17 months old and I also just gave four days ago to a beautiful baby boy who I have
given up for adoption to a wonderful family and the adoption is open and we are like family now as well. We talk everyday and though we are out of the hospital [...]
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.
Tag archives for grief
How do I deal with how much this hurts?
Grieving as a grandmother, where can I find help?
My daughter just released her son for adoption yesterday. I am so worried that she was misled by the agency and will have serious regrets. I know I do, but I am trying hard to support her. Where can I find the help that she and I both need?
my daughter birthmom is having serious grief issues, but I don’t know how much I can help?
hello our daughter will be 5 soon, and her birth aunt (sister of birthmom) emailed me today telling me that J. is having a really hard time about reliquishment and thought I would want toknow. J. has had a really chaoitic life, with a history of abuse, and I often wondered how much she had [...]
Should I expect my adopted child to grieve his adoption?
Hi, I am new to this, but I have had a nagging question after reading a lot of information on the internet about adult adoptees and their experiences. My adopted child is still just a baby and we have an open adoption, so I’m wondering…what should I expect to deal with as he grows and [...]
Openness and “primal wound”?
Does ’open adoption’ solve the problem of the so-called ’primal wound’?
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