Attachment and Adoption
I don’t like other people’s children. Let me soften that a bit: I enjoy the company of children who aren’t mine for brief periods. But I am not, and never…
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Personal Adoption Stories
More personal stories of how adoption touches the lives of AFC's adoption bloggers.-
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Learning More About Our Daughter’s Birth Country Put Our World in Perspective
After receiving our referral for a baby girl from Ethiopia, I printed out copies of my daughter’s picture: one for my work, our bathroom, and my home office. I would…
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Thinking About Your Child’s Origins
"I still ache to have a genetic child. I thought the feeling would evaporate as soon as [my daughter] was born. Now I think my acceptance of the situation will…
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The Birds, the Bees…and Adoption
Most parents are already squeamish about talking with children about sex, and the conversation can get even more complicated when adoption’s part of the picture. In "Birds, Bees, and Adoption"…
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Telling Your Family’s Adoption Story
It is important to begin talking about adoption as soon as you come home. Rather than approach it as a lecture, in "Our Family Adoption Story," Fran Eisenman explains how…
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Our Timeline of International Adoption Paperwork: The Finish Line Is in Sight!
I was reminded recently that we have an adoption deadline approaching—actually we’re a little past due this time. It’s hard to believe that after years of navigating the adoption process…
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We Got a Referral!
I’ve been rereading my posts so far and, I’ll admit it, I’ve been sounding, well … whiny. What has been the theme of nearly every post? Oh, it’s so difficult…
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Finalizing Our Adoption…Finally!
Life has been nonstop around here since our adoption finalization took place in Surrogate's Court in downtown New York City. Though the day was one of the coldest this winter,…
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Thanking a Birthmother Is Not as Easy as It Looks
Every year, on the eve of our adoptive daughter Hanna's birthday, I write a letter to her birthmother and light a candle outside beneath the stars. I make a wish…
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Our First Six Months with Baby Jay
Recently we had the happy occasion to celebrate Baby Jay's six-month anniversary of being a member of our family. I can’t believe it. Since it's been a while, let me…
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