I was wondering how you deal with boundaries and respect in your doption? I am a birth mother, just two months into the adoption. While I was pregnant and going through the adoption process I was treated pretty nicely, everyone bent over backwards to make me happy. Now that it’s done, I’ve experienced a [...]
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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.
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When the adoption isn’t a secret, how do you tell people you don’t want to share?
Everyone who knows about the adoption (especially my parents and siblings, my friends to a lesser extent) asks me about it. Have I heard from the baby’s parents lately? Do I have any new pictures to show them? Will I have another visit soon?
If I haven’t gotten pictures, it reminds me that I haven’t gotten [...]
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