One of the most anxiety-provoking and mysterious aspects of open adoption is the coming together of birth parents and adopting parents. Neither party can imagine what the other side will look or be like.
In Just a Few Words, Describing Birth Family Read More »
Kristy and Nate Boblitt recently were invited to prepare a talk about open adoption by LOV/CON.
Words of Wisdom in Open Adoption Read More »
Dear Mom,
Happy Mother’s day to each and every one of you — to mothers and mothers-to-be. Last year at this time, I had lost all hope of ever being a mother and tried to stop obsessing about being a
A Tribute to a Birthmom Read More »
Five-year-old Joachim and 2-year-old Jaspar are cherished young men. When the December holidays and birthdays roll around, the brothers get to celebrate with their parents … and their birth families.
A Blended Adoptive Family – Writing Their Own Story Read More »
Who will love my baby as much as I do? Many pregnant women considering adoption find themselves asking this question.
Choosing an Adoptive Family Read More »
I recently had the pleasure of working with a 19-year-old birthmother, Allis, who herself was adopted at birth by her parents, Paul and Christina. Her adoptive parents were very supportive of her decision to place her unborn son in an open adoption and heard about a wonderful family in Colorado looking to adopt.
Captured in Poetry, Two Adoptions Read More »
Her eyes bulge and take up most of the space on her round face. Her thinning, blond hair stands up in places like pieces of fine straw. My birth mother looks over 60, but she is not a day over 45.
Finding Neil, My Birth Father Read More »
Adoption Connection participated in a wonderful evening sponsored by the Bay Area Doula Project. It was a panel discussion organized to bring adoption information to the doula community and local reproductive rights organizers and supporters.
Doulas in Adoption – Wanting to be Helpful Read More »
An unplanned pregnancy can bring up many different emotions.
When Cricket unexpectedly discovered that she was pregnant, she decided immediately to make an adoption plan for her baby.
Needing Someone Who Will Listen Read More »