Adoption Group: Older Parents

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Older Parents

For older parents of children adopted domestically or internationally.

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"Is 60 too old to adopt a newborn?"

Has anyone read this? If so, what are your thoughts? The link is http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100914084904AA7yETs. Some of the comments are: Yes, it’s not fair to the child. AP could die. Yes,…
- Posted by jtwinkle,http://www.jkpadopt.yolasite.com to Older Parents on May 15, 2012 at 4:26pm | 13 Comments | Post a reply
Joyful Journey International Hosting Program for Orphans

Dear Friends: A new non-profit organization has been registered in the state of Connecticut for the purpose of offering orphans an opportunity for a better quality of life. Thanks to the efforts and commitment of a group of adoptive parents, Joyful Journey International Hosting Program for orphans, Inc. was made possible on April 12, 2012. We are very excited about our organization and want you to join in our excitement. We need your support in order make our organization a success for all orphans who are longing to have a loving family and a better future. Our main goal is to find families for all orphans and we need your support! Presently, our organization is working on our Summer Hosting Program for Ukrainian orphans estimated to occur during July/August 2012. Please visit our Facebook page and website for details: http://www.facebook.com/JoyfulJourneyforOrphans or website http://www.JoyfulJourney.org How can you support our organization? � Like us on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/JoyfulJourneyforOrphans � Invite your friends and family to �like� us on our Facebook page. � Share this message on your Facebook wall. � Copy and past this message to an e-mail and send it to all your friends and family members. � If you know of a family who is interested in hosting a child, please refer them to us: Call 1-888-852-0005; visit our website http://www.JoyfulJourney.org or send us a message to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_PEAAIzXEOC').innerHTML = output; //]]> � Become a volunteer to support our Hosting Programs. Please send us a message for more details: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_lx0xadreQf').innerHTML = output; //]]> Thank you for your support! Betty Girasulo Program Director
- Posted by bgadopt to Older Parents on May 01, 2012 at 6:45pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
A Book About An Adoptive Family

I’m a novelist from a family whose next generation is almost entirely made up of adoptees. So the subject had been on my mind for about twenty years when I wrote MY OTHER MOTHER. Here’s what the book’s about: Nobody ever said that motherhood was easy, and the same applies to daughterhood, especially if the mother in question adopted you but failed to tell you the truth about where she got you. That doesn�t mean everything isn�t fine. . .here�s Karli Benmidich, main character of My Other Mother, on the subject of lies that mothers and daughters tell each other: In the midst of what could be the most intimate relationship in the universe, we struggle to become invisible to one another and then, sadly, we often succeed. That was me and Mom. The bond begins in a kind of tropical heat�the helpless baby and the lioness protector, seeing one another through a lens entirely free of intellectual analysis. The relationship is chemical, mesmerizing. If it were otherwise, of course, you�d be seeing a lot of babies being pitched off roofs by exhausted and tormented caretakers. She knows what she�s talking about�she�s a mother herself. Find out what Karli Benmidich finds out in this new novel by Sharon Pywell, author of Everything After and What Happened to Henry. What Karli�s mother eventually tells her leads her to Lakota Sioux territory, to million-dollar Native American artifacts, and to a different understanding of her own children. To find out more, access this link to reach a first chapter. To order the $3.99 Kindle version, click here. The purchase the book in paperback, order through the Harvard Bookstore. (617 661 1515) If your book club would like to preview My Other Mother, please contact the author at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_kFJLLLcHs7').innerHTML = output; //]]> with your name and address for a free copy.
- Posted by sharon pywell to Older Parents on Feb 21, 2012 at 2:49pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Domestic agencies open to working with older moms?

I am a single, 48 year old woman hoping to do a domestic adoption, but have been hearing from the few agencies that I have spoken with that my chances…
- Posted by Gigi24 to Older Parents on Feb 19, 2012 at 11:14pm | 13 Comments | Post a reply
Please Consider Taking Some Time to Help Me Understand Adoption!

Dear Parents, I am Erica Raisanen, a counseling psychology doctoral student at The University of Southern Mississippi. I am inquiring about receiving your help with my research project. The purpose of my research is to gain a better understanding of factors that contribute to a successful adoption experience. I hope to collect information that will help to improve counseling interventions aimed at preparing, and assisting, adoptive parents for, and with, adoptive parenthood. I have a personal interest in adoption as I have 3 younger adopted siblings so I believe that I have the passion and drive to make a difference, with your help! *I am looking for parents who: ▪ Have participated in at least one legal adoption (not a kinship adoption) since 2006 ▪ Have at least one adopted child currently between the ages of 4 and 17 ▪ Have not previously participated in this study ▪ Have not had a significant other already participate in this study If you or someone you know meet the criteria for this project, please consider participating in or spreading the word about my research project. Your privacy is important to us so all responses will be anonymous. I will not receive any identifying information about you, so no personal identifying information will be used in this project. Also, participation in this project is completely voluntary, and you may withdraw from this study at any time without penalty. Please visit the link below by either clicking on it or copying and pasting it into your web browser. http://www.psychsurveys.org/erica_raisanen/successful_adoption_experience It should take about 30 minutes, and you may choose to discontinue participation at any time. For every survey completed, a $1 donation will be made to The Gift of Adoption Fund, which helps adoptive parents fund their adoptions via grants. The University of Southern Mississippi�s Institutional Review Board has approved this study. If you have any questions, please contact the primary researcher, Erica Raisanen, by phone at 601-297-3403 or via e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_7x0Ajq7DLC').innerHTML = output; //]]> or my faculty supervisor, Dr. Bonnie Nicholson via e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_IAC3T3yZOP').innerHTML = output; //]]> or by phone at 601-266-4598. Thank you very much for your time and consideration in participating in or spreading the word about my research project. *Please consider helping me get the word out about my research project by reposting or sharing this information with others. I would greatly appreciate your help with my project. Sincerely, Erica Raisanen Counseling Psychology Doctoral Student The University of Southern Mississippi
- Posted by AdoptedKidsBigSis to Older Parents on Feb 19, 2012 at 9:55pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Older....yet wiser

Hi, I haven’t posted here in a while. I have a question to those of you who have adopted. My dh is 43 and I am 46. Is that considered…
- Posted by 5habfans to Older Parents on Jan 30, 2012 at 2:44am | 20 Comments | Post a reply
American Adoptions?

My dh and I have been on the waiting list with American Adoptions (out of Overland Park, KS) for a year at the end of January. They advertise that 75%…
- Posted by Waiting4Baby#1 to Older Parents on Jan 16, 2012 at 1:26am | 13 Comments | Post a reply
What Contributes to a Successful Adoption Experience?

Have you, or someone you know, adopted a child in the past 5 years? With three adopted siblings, adoption is special to me, too. My name is Erica Raisanen, and I am a doctoral student at the University of Southern Mississippi. I am studying the experiences and resiliency of adoptive parents in hopes to gain a better understanding of factors that contribute to a successful adoption experience. I hope to collect information that will help to improve counseling interventions aimed at preparing, and assisting, adoptive parents for, and with, adoptive parenthood. *I am looking for parents who: ▪Have participated in at least one legal adoption (not a kinship adoption) since 2006 ▪Have at least one adopted child currently age 17 or younger ▪Have not previously participated in this study ▪Have not had a significant other already participate in this study Will you contribute and help me make a difference for adoption? If you or someone you know meet the criteria for this project, please consider participating in or spreading the word about my research project. Your privacy is important to us so all responses will be anonymous. Please visit the link below by either clicking on it or copying and pasting it into your web browser. **http://www.psychsurveys.org/erica_raisanen/successful_adoption_experience** It should take about 30 minutes, and you may choose to discontinue participation at any time. For every survey completed, a $1 donation will be made to The Gift of Adoption Fund, which helps adoptive parents fund their adoptions via grants. The University of Southern Mississippi�s Institutional Review Board has approved this study. If you have any questions, please contact the primary researcher, Erica Raisanen, by phone at 601-297-3403 or via e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_eg9RzzV3nv').innerHTML = output; //]]> or my faculty supervisor, Dr. Bonnie Nicholson via e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_m8Mospderh').innerHTML = output; //]]> or by phone at 601-266-4598. Thank you very much for your time and consideration in participating in or spreading the word about my research project. *Please consider helping me get the word out about my research project by reposting or sharing this message on your facebook page, emailing others you know who may be able to help spread the word, or posting to any other online website you may have. I would greatly appreciate your help with my project. Sincerely, Erica Raisanen Counseling Psychology Doctoral Student The University of Southern Mississippi
- Posted by AdoptedKidsBigSis to Older Parents on Jan 14, 2012 at 2:54pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply