Open adoption can help support the overall wellbeing of an adopted child.
What Is Open Adoption And Is It Right For You?
‘We share the same DNA, but we didn’t grow up the same.’: Foster care adoptee reunites with 12 biological siblings after 20+ years
“Finding my birth family made me feel complete and whole because I now have answers to questions I had about myself as a little girl.”
‘I Began To Question Everything About Myself.’: An Interview With Now 71-Year-Old Adopted By Air Force Parents
“I didn’t know the record I’d used for a marriage certificate, my Certificate of Baptism and Birth, showed a falsified birthplace. Now, I think of that record as an award to my parents who blessed and legitimized an illegitimate child.”
‘I became a widow at 34, 10 days after the adoption of our son.’: Widowed mom details sudden loss of husband to melanoma
“‘The judge signed off, and now we can go through with the adoption.’ It should have been one of the happiest days of my life. Instead, I was absolutely terrified. We’d just gotten some absolutely terrible news a few days before: James had cancer.”
10 Incredibly Cute Foster Care Adoption Day T-Shirts
“Adoption day t-shirts can be a wonderful way to commemorate the occasion, announce your adoption, and make your adopted child feel wanted, chosen, and loved.”
‘Every child deserves a family of their own.’: Couple adopt internationally after house parent journey
“No child chooses to be an orphan or to be in foster care, and they deserve to be someone’s Plan A.”
This Mom’s Foster Care, Adoption Children’s Books Are Helping Kids Process Difficult Emotions
“I couldn’t find any books that answered my daughter Zoe’s questions about foster care and adoption, so I decided to write my own!”
‘If we were THAT ready to adopt, why not a different baby in need of a family?’: Mom details Down Syndrome adoption journey
“The voice on the other end was saying, ‘Congratulations, Mama!’ I truly cannot remember another word of that life-changing conversation. My head was buzzing.”
‘Foster care is like being on a tilt-a-whirl ride.’: Mom candidly shares difficult reality of foster care
“As the ride comes to a temporary stop, you exhale and shake your head to get it to stop spinning. You climb off, regain your legs, and get back in line to ride again.”
Daughter Becomes Full-Time Caregiver For ‘Best Friend’ Mom With Schizophrenia
“There isn’t a day that goes by that I regret it. I gave her a purpose and now she gives me a purpose.”