I don’t know anywhere else to go to ask some questions. We have custody of our 4 year old neice after she was taken away by CPS since 9 months of age. One parent is incarcerated and the other has gotten out of jail but has only contacted her 2 times. We do not have [...]
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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What should we consider in an inter-family open adoption?
Our 18-year-old niece is newly pregnant, and has asked my wife and I to adopt her unborn baby. She says she is not ready to be a mom, but she doesn’t think she can have an abortion, either. We already have a son (we are his birthparents) who is five, and we have been considering [...]
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