Today being the 18th anniversary of September 11, our topic of discussion at birthparent support group today was, naturally, disaster and resilience. After all, on September 11, 2001, three thousand people lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on American soil....
Knowing how to protect yourself from adoption scams is essential-- whether you're placing, adopting or working in adoption. Ask the average American about adoption scams and they'll say it's about somebody promising to place a baby for adoption but then backing out....
"We do baby adoptions at Abrazo," our staff patiently reminds confused callers from all across the state, every week. (Our Google Adwords account is supposed to emphasize adoptions at Abrazo and screen out negative keywords like "pet adoption" or "how to adopt a...
For adopted kids who wonder: we know you may have questions about your adoption. That's healthy. (And it's normal for adopted kids who wonder about adoption to sometimes ponder who to ask about their adoption, too?) At Abrazo, we try to make sure that every kid that...
Adoption time either seems to run maddeningly slowly, or frustratingly fast. (And there's typically little or nothing in between.) It's hard to explain to those who have never been part of the adoption process. But anyone whose life has been touched by adoption can...
Can we talk about adoption and alienation, for just a moment? "Alienation" is the act of isolating those who should belong. This topic deserves a far lengthier discussion. Yet it will hardly draw the public's attention even momentarily-- serious as it is. President...
This is a tribute to a mother who made righting adoption wrongs a one woman crusade. Her name is Sandy Musser. In 1954, Sandy found herself pregnant out of wedlock at the age of 15. She did what "girls in trouble" were supposed to do in that era. Sandy signed her...
People often wonder how open adoption works? The truth is this: it's harder than it looks. Well, not harder, necessarily... but the best open adoptions take work to make them work. Open adoption looks easy. It looks like people just found each other, agreed to be...
These days, it seems there's a lot of talk about abortion, CPS and surrogacy-- but what about adoption? Adoption IS alive and well in the 21st century. It's not as common as it once was, that's true. Illegitimacy is a concept that no longer compels single moms to...
She is pregnant and sleeping in the park these days. She has lost all her worldly possessions recently. So she lacks an ID, which would be necessary to qualify to stay in a shelter. She's in her late twenties, but looks much younger. Child Protective Services already...
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