Looking Back: Getting to Know Our Daughter in China
Six years ago, we began the process of getting to know our little girl...
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Your most stunning shot could appear on our cover!
First Family Photos Contest
Meet the winner, Maleigha (18 mos., U.S.), and the finalists.
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Meet the winner, Calvin (18 mos., Korea), and the finalists.
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Looking Back: Meeting Our Daughter in China
After all the paperwork, wondering and waiting involved in an international adoption, we finally meet our daughter in China.
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Looking Back: Receiving the Referral for Our Daughter from China
Halfway through the estimated waiting period, we receive a referral for the daughter we hope to adopt from China.
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Looking Back: The International Adoption Journey Begins
Thinking of all the waiting families today, I reminisce about the hopeful beginning of our family's journey through the international adoption process.
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A Baby Step in a Birthparent Search
After deliberating a while, I initiate a birth parent search analysis to find out if a trail to our daughter's first family even exists and whether a search for them might have any probability of success.
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To Find the Birth Parents, or Not
After receiving an e-mail about doing a birthparent search in the Chinese province where my daughter was born, I wonder, should I? Is this my choice to make, or hers?
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Roads Never End: An Adopted Child’s Thoughts Lead Back to Her First Mother
On the ride home from kindergarten, my adopted daughter asks about finding her "real mom." So begins a conversation about what she is missing and what she seeks to find.
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Debacle
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UPDATE! My Daughter's Biological Mom Called
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My Adoption Tattoo
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Thinking Back and Looking Ahead
We too have an adopted child. Get this…..we (you and I) are cousins! We need to meet. Our sons will have something in common that…...
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Debacle
I hope your experience and advice will help others who are planning visits with their child’s birth family. You brought up a lot of points…...
