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A Question of Money

Well, it happened -- my daughter's birth mom called asking for money. How did my husband and I respond?
- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 1 month, 1 week ago | 11 Comments | Post a reply
What’s Your Open Adoption Truth?

After hearing back from many AdoptiveFamiliesCircle.com members who shared their stories, I'm pleased to kick off the Open Adoption Truth project with a video of Sadie, an adoptee who's also a birth mom and an adoptive mom.
- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 3 months, 1 week ago | 5 Comments | Post a reply
Unrelated? Oh, I Can Relate.

At first, the blended-family dynamics common in my daughter's biological mother's circle surprised me, but who knows better than a mom in an open adoption that you don't have to be related by marriage or DNA to love one another and call each other family?
- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 5 months, 1 week ago | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Can Some Things Ever Sound Right?

As the mother of an adopted child, there are a few idioms that now sound idiotic to me and definitely make me think twice when I hear them.
- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 7 months, 2 weeks ago | 8 Comments | Post a reply
Grandpa and the Girl: Life Lessons from My Dad About Staying Young

- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 8 months, 4 weeks ago | 5 Comments | Post a reply
Debacle

Our recent visit with our daughter's birth family felt like one big rush, with little time for heartfelt conversations. I came away with a few memories to treasure, and lessons learned about making the next visit go more smoothly.
- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 10 months ago | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Making the Leap from Birth Family to Family

I once thought open adoption meant sending monthly photos and updates. Now we consider our daughter's birthmother family. How did we get from there to here, and where will our relationship head in the future?
- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 10 months, 2 weeks ago | 8 Comments | Post a reply

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In Denial About My Son's Attachment Struggles

“It wasn’t unusual for him to yell out during his worst outbursts, ‘Why don’t my birth parents try to contact me?’ or ‘Why don’t my…...
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