Christina was a beloved mother. Grandmother. Birthgrandmother. She was all that, and so much more. She rose to life's challenges with grace, always. (As only she could.). Born and raised in San Antonio, Christina was an LVN, and...
Texas Safe Haven Law and Alternatives If you're concerned about Texas Safe Haven Law, it's important to understand its limitations. While the law provides a legal way to surrender a child anonymously, it often overlooks the emotional and long-term consequences for...
We'll be honest: we don't know how an open adoption works, elsewhere? But here's how open adoption has worked at Abrazo since we started doing it in 1994. Abrazo's favorite adoptions have typically been what is called "full-disclosure open adoptions." That may sound...
Are you new to adoption? We get it. Adoption is an option nobody usually plans to need, until they do, so nearly everyone starts out new to adoption. There's so much to learn about adoption before doing one, because it's a permanent arrangement if it's all done right....
Any time a question gets asked about money for adoption, one thing is sure: somebody is bound to get uncomfortable. And not without good reason. Because no adoption should ever happen just because money was the reason, right? It's against the law in every state for...
For many, the phrase "working in child welfare" conjures up touching images-- rocking babies, getting hugs from toddlers, saving children from unsavory fates...and yes, sometimes, that fits. But ask anyone who's been working in child welfare for awhile what it’s like,...
Is there such a thing as having "too many kids?" It's hard for anyone with infertility to imagine, of course. But the truth is this: hyperfertility can be as much of a crisis as infertility. Just as there's no good explanation for why perfectly nice folks cannot get...
TikTok is currently ablaze over the story of what a man recently claimed was a surprise adoption in Texas. (For anyone unfamiliar with the term, a "surprise adoption" is typically an unexpected placement arranged after the birth of a baby who needs an immediate home.)...
The problem with rehoming a child is that any loss of a family results in trauma, and any subsequent change of homes is a source of stress with lasting effects. The term "rehoming" originally applied to those who take in a dog or cat then decide they can't or won't...
What does it take to be the best adoption agency in Texas? And what would inspire anyone to try, for over 30 years? (Really, why?) Decades ago, a young adoption professional began meeting with two Texas attorneys to discuss whether and why a state with so many...
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