well i received a call from my sons bmother. she asked me..when i come down next weekend, can I take a picture with K? I said sure,,she wants to go to sears. She said..i never took a picture just mommy and son! Well, now, I am going to allow the picture BUT wondering how Im [...]
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What name does the first family use with the adopted child?
We have decided to call our 9 month old daughter’s fm by her first name and begin explaining adoption as “you came out of Nicole’s tummy” but how does your fm’s refer to the child? So far Nicole has been calling her “her daughter” which yes she is biologically, but we are not comfortable with [...]
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