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As my children move into the world without me, I can’t protect them the way I could when they were little. I can’t assume that their lives and actions will be cloaked with the same privilege I w...
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The Adoption Planner | Adoptive Families
What Kind of Adoption Is Right for You?
Work your way through this decision matrix for a preliminary indication of where to start the adoption process. You’ll find the facts about international adopti...
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Open Adoption: A Reference Guide for Families | Adoptive Families
May 25, 2015
Open adoption is a scary phrase. “When I first heard it, I wondered, would I feel like a ‘stand in’ or a ‘rent-a-mom’?” says Christine, from New Jersey. This is the most common initial re...
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Adoption Through a Child’s Eyes | Adoptive Families
June 20, 2017
Dawn was delighted that her four-year-old son, Kevin, could recite the story of his adoption. He seemed to accept his adoptive status and was proud of it. Then one day she heard him sayi...
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Understanding Open Adoption | Adoptive Families
May 28, 2016
When California residents Kim and Carl Felder adopted their son, Robbie, they got to know his birth mother, Tony, very well. The relationship grew so close, in fact, that Tony lived with ...
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Adopting a Baby: The Truth About Domestic Infant Adoption | Adoptive Families
June 18, 2016
When Katie and Jeffrey Davis set out to adopt a baby domestically, everyone close to the couple assumed they were in for an excruciatingly long wait. As it turned out, the Davises, who l...