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Birthfather concerns

We adopted our baby girl last April and our open relationship has been fair to good with her birthmother and I feel we have mutual respect and boundaries. Her birthfather…
- Posted by foofanatic to Open Adoption Families on Jun 18, 2013 at 3:02pm | 11 Comments | Post a reply
- Posted by MamaForTrees to Open Adoption Families on Jun 10, 2013 at 5:45pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Not sure who birth father is????

We just got a call from the birth Mom of our 5 month old son. We have a good relationship and she has told us from day one who the…
- Posted by astofko to Open Adoption Families on Jun 09, 2013 at 2:37pm | 18 Comments | Post a reply
Telling Son About Next Adoption

Hi everyone - my first time posting! My husband and I have been matched with a birthmom that is due July 4, and we are struggling with when and how…
- Posted by noblemommy to Open Adoption Families on Jun 07, 2013 at 4:30pm | 6 Comments | Post a reply
Successful Placement! (long and detailed)

Hi I thought I would add this to the board since so far the adoption is wonderfully open… here is our story… Hi all, I started this post in Florida…
- Posted by babydreams to Open Adoption Families on Jun 06, 2013 at 8:59pm | 1 Comment | Post a reply
How do you tell your child he has biological brothers and sisters?

Our adopted son is 6 and a half years old. We’ve had him since birth. At age 5 and a half, we told him that he was adopted. It went…
- Posted by Shane2003 to Open Adoption Families on Jun 06, 2013 at 2:36am | 14 Comments | Post a reply
Need help with boundary-setting with birthmother & partner resentment

My partner and I (we are a gay male couple) adopted a baby girl almost 9 months ago. Our birthmother was/is a wonderful person; immeasurably sweet and considerate. Her only…
- Posted by polskaja to Open Adoption Families on Jun 05, 2013 at 12:46am | 51 Comments | Post a reply
Help - Our son is split from his sibling

We are in the process of adopting a 10 year boy. He has a younger sibling that is being adopted by a family that had first showed interest in both…
- Posted by Orange Tabby to Open Adoption Families on Jun 05, 2013 at 12:21am | 16 Comments | Post a reply