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Looking Back: Receiving the Referral for Our Daughter from China
from The Yin and the Yang
Having completed the home study interviews and the authentication and certification stages of the international adoption process, we settled down to wait the estimated 8 to 13 months for a referral. Less than halfway through the expected waiting period, we were surprised to find a match had been made between…
The Unexpected Gifts of International Adoption
from Man Up!
It was then that I realized how special we were as a family, created by the chance circumstances that brought us together over time and thousands of miles. We were a unique family in a unique country, and we fit in just fine.
Adoption Does Not Cause Prospective Dads to Leave Their Wives, No Matter What the Movies Say
from My Paperwork Pregnancies
When these two popular movies show adoption as the wife's work, with the husband having only lukewarm interest, it upsets me.
Are Adopted Siblings Who Look Alike “Blessed”?
from My Paperwork Pregnancies
Do people who look like their siblings have an easier time in life? Is this a comment biologically related siblings hear on a regular basis? Do children who are adopted need someone in their family to look biologically connected to them, even if they are not?
Social Media and Adoption
from Talk to AF