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New Adoption Discussions: Weigh In!

Unexpected Independent Adoption Opportunity
"I was approached by a colleague who knows a woman who is considering an adoption plan. I'm nervous about meeting on our own."
- Posted by LJ209 to U.S. Newborn Waiting Parents | 10 replies
Our Baby's Birthmom Wants to See Us on Mother's Day
"This is my first Mother's Day, and I wanted to spend the day with my family. I've already said no, but she asked again. Am I being selfish?"
- Posted by hope612 to Open Adoption Families | 31 replies

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Latest Activity on AdoptiveFamiliesCircle

mommymegs added the photo Beach fun with baby! to the album 2013 Mommy and Me Photo Contest -1 years, 12 months ago
CoandMoMom replied to the discussion Help with To-Do list for friends and family of adoptive parents? in the group U.S. Adoptive Families 14 minutes ago
emilybth replied to the discussion Effect on young biological child? in the group U.S. Foster Adoptive Families 1 hour ago
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emilybth replied to the discussion What can friends and family do to help you as you wait? in the group Waiting to Adopt 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
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Recent Adoption Blog Posts

Debacle

That's the first word that comes to mind as I think about our recent long-weekend visit to Indiana, to see Beth's birth family. First of…
- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 2 weeks, 1 day ago | 1 Comment | Post a reply
Making the Leap from Birth Family to Family

Here's the main reason I wanted to adopt a baby rather than adopt donor eggs -- the young woman donating her eggs would remain anonymous.…
- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 3 weeks, 5 days ago | 6 Comments | Post a reply
Max’s Patch

At a recent eye doctor appointment for my three-year-old son, Max, we were told we would need to begin patching one eye to try and…
- Posted by Maximilian's Mommy to Our Family Grows With Love 1 month ago | 1 Comment | Post a reply

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Recent Adoption Blog Comments

UPDATE! My Daughter's Biological Mom Called

Ladies…don’t mean to hijack your posts but I have been searching for others that may be able to help me. I have 3 biokids…
- Posted by Mom_to_Five_Plus_2 to Improv Mom 2 days, 15 hours ago | 5 Comments | Post a reply
My Adoption Tattoo

Very cool mommy2k. I love the font of the “K”. Very pretty and meaningful!
- Posted by Danielle Pennel to My Paperwork Pregnancies 3 days, 20 hours ago | 5 Comments | Post a reply
My Adoption Tattoo

i just did this last week and then saw your post today! i also blogged about it today at http://chixnuggetsandcookiebutts.blogspot.com/ i got my son’s…
- Posted by mommy2k to My Paperwork Pregnancies 5 days ago | 5 Comments | Post a reply

Today's Featured Articles

Hooray for Heritage!

Readers share how they honor their children's origins, from summer culture camps or taking homeland (or home state) trips to more everyday ways.
Register for a transracial adoption webinar | Post a comment

New Family Values

As more singles and gay and lesbian couples are becoming parents by way of adoption, their children may face questions from their schoolmates or tough class projects. Here's how families thrive.
More on non-traditional families | Post a comment

Claiming Your Child

When you adopt an older child, you have to dare to be a strong parent from day one. An expert explains how.
Listen to a recording of an older child adoption webinar | Post a comment