Add the Option of an Open Adoption to the Road You Travel
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel both.Those are the first two lines in "The Road Not Taken," a well-known poem by Robert Frost.As a…
Give Yourself Forgiveness
Give yourself forgiveness.Give yourself grace.Grace. The kind of grace that occurs when you yell at someone, and then later that individual is kind and compassionate to you. That is Grace.…
Family Crests and Punnett Squares Can Torment Adoptees
“How do you not know that?” the teacher asked. The entire science class looked toward Mandie who was immediately sorry she had raised her hand and admitted not knowing the…
Create Your Adoption Profiles
Guest Blogger--Michelle Cox Adoption is an incredible blessing and opportunity. We adopted our first baby this past year, and to say that adoption means a lot to us is an…
Choosing An Adoptive Family
Birthmothers, you have the power to choose the family you want. For some birth families, having an adoptive family in a specific location is essential. If that is the case,…
Jessica Didn’t Want Wendi to Ever Regret Her Decision
Jessica lied to her mother and the rest of her family. She had been hiding her pregnancy; however, this deception was not going to be possible anymore. Instead of revealing…
Denial Came First–An Open Adoption Next
When both lines distinctly appeared on the pregnancy test, denial came first. The tears followed. Hot, quick, silent sobs were next. Silent because this was a secret. Fear followed the…
Dating After Placing a Child
An adoption is an act of love. When a woman is willing to go through the physical challenges and the disruption to her life and give birth to a child,…
“I’ll Have My Birth Mom Adopt Me Back,” My Daughter Threatened
Guest Blogger “You can’t tell anyone.” My 30-year-old daughter had called to confined in me. “Promise you won’t even tell dad until everything is over. Promise?” “I promise,” I said…
Give Up Your Baby–No! Place Your Child.
Give up my baby.You may have reasons to have considered “giving up your baby.”We HATE the phrase, “giving up your baby.”Giving up sounds like defeat. Giving up a baby sounds…