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Your will and how it addresses open adoption

We are SO behind, we need to do our wills… we need to have the will be specific and address open adoption. Have you drawn your will? Did it address…
- Posted by christinece to Open Adoption Families on Apr 22, 2014 at 9:51pm | 10 Comments | Post a reply
amount of contact

what amount of contact do you have with birthfamilies? During this first year with our daughter we are having a lot of contact, including visits, skyping,and pictures.
- Posted by love4adoption to Open Adoption Families on Apr 22, 2014 at 11:30am | 2 Comments | Post a reply
mothers day

this will be my first mothers day with our adopted daughter. do any of you do anything for the birthmom for mothers day?
- Posted by love4adoption to Open Adoption Families on Apr 22, 2014 at 11:27am | 12 Comments | Post a reply
relationship with in-family birthmom

Here is a brief (as possible) description of our situation: I recently married the adoptive mom of a 12 y.o. who’s birth mother is my wife’s sister. In addition to…
- Posted by Dexter to Open Adoption Families on Apr 20, 2014 at 5:38pm | 7 Comments | Post a reply
Birthmom's new boyfriend at visit

Our 18 month old daughter’s birthmom has begun dating someone (not bfather) and he wants to meet us and our daughter in a couple months. What do you consider before…
- Posted by hope612 to Open Adoption Families on Apr 18, 2014 at 8:56pm | 16 Comments | Post a reply
Birth grandmother needs a name

Last night I received an email from my daughter’s birth grandmother asking how she should refer to herself when she signs cards for my daughter, who is five months old.…
- Posted by libraryknitr to Open Adoption Families on Apr 14, 2014 at 1:04pm | 24 Comments | Post a reply
What to do about relationship with Birth Mom?

Hi! Please allow me to give you a brief introduction to my adoption story. Our son is almost 2 and a half years old. We adopted him at birth. We…
- Posted by lauranae to Open Adoption Families on Apr 13, 2014 at 6:36am | 9 Comments | Post a reply
The Bureaucracy is Thick

I matched with a couple through an adoption facilitator just prior to entering the second trimester. I’m 34 weeks pregnant now. Months later, I’m just plain annoyed. Yeah, I’m huge…
- Posted by ChaoticNeutral to Open Adoption Families on Apr 11, 2014 at 9:53am | 56 Comments | Post a reply