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U.S. Adoptive Families

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Help with To-Do list for friends and family of adoptive parents?

Adoptive parents, I’m writing an article for a British adoption website and would love your ideas! I felt isolated during my years of infertility and as I worked through the…
- Posted by Jody Cantrell Dyer to U.S. Adoptive Families on May 21, 2013 at 10:51am | 15 Comments | Post a reply
Evangelical Adoption Agencies, Ethics and Fraud

The link below is to a book review on a book titled “The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption” by Katheryn Joyce. I have not read…
- Posted by sacohe to U.S. Adoptive Families on May 20, 2013 at 4:04am | 7 Comments | Post a reply
best moment yet!

my 4 year old daughter was brough home in march. she appears to be bonding great- almost too easily. social workers keep saying don’t expect things to continue to go…
- Posted by rn4kidz to U.S. Adoptive Families on May 18, 2013 at 1:01pm | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Recent Adoptive Parents: How Long Did You Wait?

I’m interested in hearing from folks who have adopted in the last year or so: How long did you wait until match? Until placement? Which agency did you use? What…
- Posted by OurHappyLife to U.S. Adoptive Families on May 18, 2013 at 12:07pm | 12 Comments | Post a reply
when to add a second... or third

I only brought my 4-year-old daughter home in march, so the adoption isn’t even finalized yet, but I know I want to give her a sibling or two. my question…
- Posted by rn4kidz to U.S. Adoptive Families on May 15, 2013 at 7:02pm | 8 Comments | Post a reply
Missouri Courts?

My husband and I are adopting his adult stepdaughter’s unborn baby girl when she’s delivered in in a few weeks. We have an open adoption through private attorneys; unfortunately it’s…
- Posted by lowcountrymama to U.S. Adoptive Families on May 14, 2013 at 5:02pm | 9 Comments | Post a reply
Meeting expectant parents and family for the first time

I’ve been matched with expectant parents who have 3 daughters ages 5 through 12 years old. I live in another state and will be flying out to meet them in…
- Posted by Sherrie to U.S. Adoptive Families on May 14, 2013 at 4:22pm | 7 Comments | Post a reply
social security number?bank account?

Hi, We would like to open a college account and claim our son as a dependent on our taxes but we do not have a SS# for him yet. We…
- Posted by 1adoptionmiracle to U.S. Adoptive Families on May 13, 2013 at 7:41pm | 9 Comments | Post a reply