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Search 3A: I am in Srilanka part 2

As per post Search 14 with the information of the two individuals who potentially gave birth on the date and at the hospital that was listed on my fake birth certificate, i had written to the IGP prio… more →

InMyOwnWordsAndSearching

The comment that always pops up in discussions about ethics and adoption — 9 comments

TAO wrote 21 hours ago: By TAO I am still working on reading all the discussions that have been started since “The Chi … more →

Tags: adoption #2, biological child, ethics, adoptee, adoptee rights, Adoptees, Adoption, adoption impact, adoptive family

Progressing our application

Hand-stitched Mum wrote 2 days ago: Things have been progressing at a nice pace. We are booked into a preparation group in the autumn, w … more →

Tags: Preparation, Adoption, Family, prospective adopter, adoptive parent, adoptive family, adoptive mum, adoptive dad, agency

The Confrontation of the Summer (June 13th, 12-1 pm): Land of Gazillion Adoptees Vs. Lutheran Social Service/Children's Home Society & Family Services

kostvollmers wrote 5 days ago: You read the title correctly.  LGA is taking on Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS)/Children … more →

Tags: Blog, Adoptees, Adoption, Adoption Agencies

Love and Family Stories — 2 comments

mydaughtersmom wrote 5 days ago: We tell a lot of stories in our family. Most of them are true, some are not. My girls fight to recog … more →

Tags: adoption #2, Birth Parents, Family/ Relationships, Parenting, Adoption, Childhood Memories, Children, Family, mother-daughter relationship

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY - poem by Jean Kay — 1 comment

poetrytoinspire wrote 1 week ago: Leave me a comment below, or click “follow” to be informed of new blogs Website www.poet … more →

Tags: inspirational poetry, special days, Love, Mothers Day, Poetry, inspirational poetry, Life, Love, Mothers

On Mother's Day: A Prayer for Hana Alemu (Williams) — 1 comment

lightofdaystories wrote 1 week ago: This is a prayer for Hana Alemu, born in 1997 in Ethiopia, brought to Washington state in the US for … more →

Tags: Abuse, Adoptees, Ethiopian, Ethiopian adoptees, Hana Alemu, Hanna Williams, MOTHERS DAY, Washington State, ethiopian adoption

Mother's Day Thought from ThisAdoptedGirl — 1 comment

ehattenberger wrote 1 week ago: It’s here! That time of year where mothers, grandmothers, aunts and friends are honored for be … more →

Tags: Life, mom, Adoption, biological parents, Korea, MOTHERS DAY, Mother, parent, Family

Adoption history and the lasting impact of not doing it right... — 3 comments

TAO wrote 1 week ago: By TAO I know – two posts in one day.  I over-did it yesterday and have done my best not to go … more →

Tags: adoption #2, ethics, Abuse, adoptee, adoptee rights, Adoptees, Adoption, adoption impact, adoption law

Now I understand...well not really...

TAO wrote 1 week ago: By TAO Apparently why international adoption is such a mess and broken is because of: “Bureauc … more →

Tags: ethics, adoption #2, Adoption, Ethics and Morals, adoption impact, Loss, closed records, adoptee, Biological Family

It's Not Fair. — 1 comment

openendedcomment wrote 1 week ago: Mother’s Day hasn’t always been fun around our home.  If you read my blog you know that … more →

Tags: parenthood, abandonment, blended family, grandmothers, MOTHERS DAY, Special Needs, Step-mothers

Giving Adopted Kids Back — 2 comments

Jan Wilberg wrote 1 week ago: “We heard you were going to send her back.” The school social worker looked at me over h … more →

Tags: adoption #2, Family, adoption disruption, adoption dissolution, giving adopted kids back, sending adopted children back

May is Here Again....Ugh — 7 comments

leenilee wrote 1 week ago: So I had to step back from adoption for the last couple of months.  I think we all need to do that f … more →

Tags: Adoption, Birth Mother, adoptoraptor, First Mother, May, My Truth

Welcome

luckybaby21 wrote 1 week ago: Let me introduce myself…I was born in one city and raised in another. Adopted as a baby by a S … more →

Tags: Adopted, Baby, Chosen

How do we talk to our child about biological siblings?

Lesli wrote 1 week ago: QUESTION: We are currently matched with a birth mother who has a 1-year old daughter she is raising. … more →

Tags: Questions & Answers, Open Adoption, Birthmom, biological siblings

Why I need to stop looking at #birthmom on Instagram — 5 comments

monk-monk wrote 1 week ago: The only picture I have of my birth mom and I before I was an adult. I got this when I was 26. I don … more →

Tags: adoptee, adoption #2, Birthmom, adoptee, Adoption, birth parents, birthmom, Birthmothers, Parenting

Birth Mother's Day — 3 comments

lightofdaystories wrote 1 week ago: Birth Mother’s Day was created by Mary Jane Wolch-Marsh and shared with other birth mothers in … more →

Tags: Adoptees, adoption #2, birth mother's day, birth/first family, birth/first parents, Love and Loss

Safe Haven... — 12 comments

TAO wrote 1 week ago: By TAO I’m not against the intention behind creating Safe Haven laws.  Really, I’m not.  … more →

Tags: biological child, adoption #2, Loss, family medical history, adoptee, Biological Family, safe haven

Some Thoughts On Adoption: Conclusion — 22 comments

John wrote 1 week ago: If you’re just tuning in, read the following first: Introduction, Part One, Part Two, Interlud … more →

Tags: Adoption, Life, Personal, adoption #2, adopted child, adoptee, Adoption Stories, Families, Parents

Strong Love, and Slender Threads

lightofdaystories wrote 1 week ago: Singer/songwriter/guitarist Kate Wolf died much too young, from leukemia in 1986 at age 44.  I heard … more →

Tags: Adoptees, Adoption Art, birth/first family, london foundling hospital, Threads of Feeling, Adoptee Artists, birth/first parents, Love and Loss


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