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Just matched but red flags

We have been with an agency for a year now. We had a disrupted adoption back in February but just got matched again this week. Being more nervous about her…
- Posted by Jackie41076 to Open Adoption Families on Sep 22, 2018 at 9:29pm | 9 Comments | Post a reply
What to do about Bio sister

I guess I’m just looking for advice or wondering how some of you handled a situation similar to this. My daughter has a strong bond with her bio sister and…
- Posted by FinallyMama to Open Adoption Families on Sep 13, 2018 at 6:28pm | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Need Advice on Birth Mother and Bio Sibling Contact

We finalized the adoption of our son a month ago, to our joy! He is our first and only child. Thus far, our relationship with our BM (birth mom) has…
- Posted by MammaTRex_Lex to Open Adoption Families on Sep 08, 2018 at 5:20am | 4 Comments | Post a reply
What does your open adoption look like? Needing advice!

Hi all, new to the group and have already learned a lot from you all. We have a unique situation. We are foster parents that have had our FS for…
- Posted by Jami to Open Adoption Families on Sep 07, 2018 at 8:21pm | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Being a foster parent is not easy.

My wife is working as a nurse at a local hospital. She met a pregnant young lady who asked her to take the child after the delivery. At that time,…
- Posted by billmoore_12 to Open Adoption Families on Aug 15, 2018 at 9:03am | 11 Comments | Post a reply
Best Apps for contact with Birth Family

So we are in the process of finalizing our match with a birth mother and the question of contact will be coming up soon. We want to have a good…
- Posted by Jim2018 to Open Adoption Families on Aug 01, 2018 at 5:35pm | 7 Comments | Post a reply
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