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Transition to Parenthood Research

Dear Mother(s): You are invited to take part in the Transition to Parenthood survey conducted as part of a master’s thesis project at Mills College in Oakland, CA. All responses…
- Posted by TransitiontoParenthood to Open Adoption Families on Jun 11, 2018 at 1:32am | 0 Comments | Post a reply
What to tell your child about open adoption?

So recently I heard my five-year-old tell her babysitter that she was adopted because her birth mom couldn’t take care of her etc. Part of me thought it was angelic…
- Posted by Rachael245 to Open Adoption Families on May 01, 2018 at 12:03pm | 5 Comments | Post a reply
Contact with bio siblings and grandma

Hello everyone- I adopted my cousin about 1.5 years ago. She is in a sibling group of 4 and then were all left with their grandmother. She could not care…
- Posted by Angela17 to Open Adoption Families on Mar 26, 2018 at 3:56pm | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Staying anonymous while communicating with bio family

Wondering if anyone has any tips for us. Our kids have our last name and we opened a PO Box so that birth mom and other bio family can contact…
- Posted by nellyfitz to Open Adoption Families on Mar 07, 2018 at 12:44am | 7 Comments | Post a reply
Sharing difficult details

Hi all - it’s been quite a few years since I’ve posted. Late last week, I received an email from Adoptive Families entitled “The Whole Truth: Sharing Difficult Details with…
- Posted by BookManiac18 to Open Adoption Families on Feb 26, 2018 at 8:18pm | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Agency or Lawyer

My wife and I are looking to adopt twin girls from Jamaica. We are not sure if we should use a Hague accredited Agency or a Hague accredited Lawyer. Please…
- Posted by Wanabeurdad to Open Adoption Families on Feb 21, 2018 at 12:29am | 2 Comments | Post a reply
Connecting in person with BF

Hello—- this is my first post here. I am an adoptive mother to an 11 year old boy. We adopted him domestically at birth. My son has recently asked to…
- Posted by Mathmom2016 to Open Adoption Families on Feb 13, 2018 at 1:09am | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Need advice: My 4 year old told me "You're not my Mom"

My 4.5 year old son just told me and my husband, in 2 separate ocassions, “you’re not my mom” and “your’re not my dad”. Is this normal? Both times he…
- Posted by MamaBeth22 to Open Adoption Families on Dec 04, 2017 at 1:35am | 10 Comments | Post a reply