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Lost Birthmothers
Whatever fears folks have about open adoption, in truth-- lost birthmothers can become a much greater problem for adoptees and the parents that love them both. In an open adoption, the child being adopted has the benefit of growing up with firsthand information about...
Using Drugs During Pregnancy
Everyone knows that using drugs during pregnancy is not a good thing. So why does it happen, and what can be done to help drug-addicted moms and their babies? For Absidi (name has been changed), drugs were a family tradition. Her dad was in prison for dealing, and her...
The Wrong Way to Do Adoption
There's a right way to do adoption, and there's the wrong way to do adoption. And how you go about it matters, because the impact it will have on any child involved can be lifelong-- for good or bad. The Right Way to do Adoption The right way to do adoption is not the...
Why Dads Still Matter
However important moms are, it's essential to remember why dads still matter. These days, there are more children than ever growing up with single moms, and we don't mean to take anything away from them. But even the best of moms can't be dads... and at Abrazo, we are...
When Kids Deserve Better
What happens when kids deserve better, but the adults they're relying on can't-- or won't-- make it happen for them? How long should babies and toddlers have to wait on parents to provide them with the stable and safe homes and nurture they deserve? Kinship adoption...
How to do a Secret Adoption
"I need to know how to do a secret adoption," she whispered. People have asked Abrazo how to do a secret adoption for nearly three decades now, and they have lots of different reasons for needing to put a baby up for adoption without anybody knowing. In this case, a...
For Mothers in Need
This is for all mothers everywhere-- and especially for mothers in need who choose adoption. Because for the past 341 months, Abrazo has been blessed to know and work with the very best mothers of all. Abrazo opened the first week of 1994 and this agency exists for...
Why Adoption Takes So Long
"We don't get why adoption takes so long?" they asked. A childless couple who just finished unsuccessful fertility treatments, they contacted Abrazo hoping to hear there were plenty of babies readily available. They were surprised to learn that their adoption wait to...
Adoption Agencies and Adoptee Rights
Can we talk about adoption agencies and adoptee rights, please? When people contact adoption agencies to plan for adoption, they're presumably planning adoption for a child's benefit. (That's how adoption is supposed to work.) Whether someone's placing or adopting,...
San Antonio Fiesta Baby
Having a San Antonio Fiesta baby via birth or adoption? Here’s what you need to know about delivering, placing or adopting a child during Texas’ biggest annual celebration.
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