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Birthfamily News – Mixed Media
Well a ton of news has been coming in here today, not all of it good. I got an email from my four year old’s great grandma that she was awarded full custody of my daughter’s seven month old baby...
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Baby Blues?
It is late here, my husband doesn’t know it, but I am thinking some crazy thoughts. I know with all the complications were are experiencing with all our kid’s biological families you would not think...
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When Your Child’s Birthfamily Lose A Loved One
A recent post by Coley mentions an email from a birthmother struggling with how to process the diagnosis of her daughter’s adoptive mother with cancer. Coley offers some great tips on dealing with...
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Adoption Networking?
This weekend was my daughter’s 10th birthday party and we had the traditional family, friends and birthfamily present. In the fuss before hand getting everything ready I did not notice something...
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An Adoptee’s Journey Back
My middle brother J called me today to wish me a happy Mother’s Day! I was very happy to hear from him since we have not always been so close over the years. The lack of closeness was not for any lack...
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The Goodbye Girls
Well my visitors of the last three and a half weeks have left us today. I really enjoyed having my nieces stay with us, they will be missed by everyone here. My girls enjoyed playing with their older,...
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A Beating Heart
Today I finally was able to experience what my son’s first mother did when she first learned she was expecting, I got to see his tiny little beating heart on a sonogram screen. I know he is three...
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Hidden Birthfamily Loss
No I am not a birthparent. I never found myself facing the difficult decision of placing a child with another family for adoption, but I have found myself on the side of adoption loss, and...
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Love Thursday – A Corny Movie From My Retro Love
The best thing about being with someone for so very long, is that they get to know just what you need to pick yourself up from a really rough spot. They remember you when, as in when you were not so...
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What’s Your Connection To Adoption?
When my oldest was just a baby, and I first began coming to Adoption.com to frequent the chat room, the question I was most asked was, “what is your connection to adoption?” Basically they wanted to...
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