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An Imperfect Ending
How is it that even the best adoption story can still have an imperfect ending? One possible explanation could be that all adoptions begin amidst imperfect circumstances. Sometimes, adoptions result from hyperfertility, unplanned pregnancy, an unexpected birth,...
Adoption Appropriation
Adoption appropriation is rearing it’s ugly head again— but what does this mean, and why is it a problem? In short, appropriating adoption means falsely claiming adoption for some personal benefit. The problem is that such deception always runs counter to the actual...
National Adoption Month
For those who celebrate National Adoption Month each November, we salute you! Because child-centered adoption is truly worth celebrating. Yes, every adoption is borne of loss. Yet "forever families" that include everyone forever (so adoptees can always know and love...
Texas Birth Mothers Guide
Here in the Lone Star State, expectant moms considering adoption need a Texas Birth Mothers Guide just to help them through the maze of options and regulations. When it comes to adoptions here, though, mothers planning to place just won't find better advice than...
For Parents Who Need Help
There need to be far better resources for parents who need help after adopting. It's a painful truth, brought to mind again with the conviction of Tim Ferriter, an adoptive father in Florida. Tim and his wife Tracy had a daughter adopted from China, and a son they'd...
Adoptee’s Right to Know
One principle Abrazo holds sacred is an adoptee's right to know the truth of their origins (including the birthparents who are part of it.) This is why every placement we do includes an entrustment agreement. In it, the adopting parents promise to raise the child...
Adoption Done Right
Any adoption done right is a process that transforms lives. An adoption done right never cuts corners, and it's more than a mere transfer of custody rights. Much as folks want to find a way to make adoption easy, anything as life-changing as an adoption decision just...
Desperate to Adopt
When someone is desperate to adopt, they have usually been a long, hard path of infertility treatment and disappointment after disappointment already. Their longing for a child is painfully obvious, like the scent of workout wear that's gone too long between washings....
Texas Adoption Centers Around Children’s Needs
At Abrazo, every Texas adoption centers around children's needs, first and foremost. The process starts when a parent-to-be contacts our agency for help, of course. That may be a person with a crisis pregnancy or a child they feel unable to parent. Or it may be a...
Dealing with an Unexpected Baby
Anyone dealing with an unexpected baby is somebody in crisis, who deserves some kindness. It's easy for others to criticize females with surprise pregnancies. "How didn't she know she was pregnant?" people ask. Yet the reality is that there are plenty of babies born...
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