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What do I call my child’s older birth siblings?

Hi. I’m new here and happy to have your support. We have an open adoption with my son’s birthmother (and my daughter’s birth mom as well) and are planning a visit soon which will include his older sisters by birth which live with his birthmom and a younger brother who also lives with [...]

What if the birthparents want to be called mom and dad?

We recently had our son’s birthparents over for his first birthday. We haven’t really talked much about names, but I always assumed he would call them their first names. They signed their birthday card to him “mom and dad.” It was really strange looking to me. I mean, I know they ARE his parents, but [...]