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...
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.)...
Abrazo is in need of more childless couples seeking to adopt. (But not just any will do.) We're seeking emotionally stable, financially-secure, childless married couples age 25 or over, who have documented infertility, and are committed to open adoption. (That's...
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...
There's just something extra-special about a Christmas baby, isn't there? Whatever the debate over that baby born in Bethlehem centuries ago, that teen mom with the unplanned pregnancy named Mary would surely agree that her Christmas baby changed everything forever,...
Search for adoption help online (on Google, or any other search engine) and you're likely to fall down a rabbit hole, so consider yourself warned, friend. What you see really may not be what you'll get... so you can't be too careful, especially when planning an...
Tell someone you're "grateful for adoption" and you're bound to get some widely-varying reactions. (But believe it or not, that IS a good thing! Read on to learn why...) Blessing #1: Adoption isn't how it used to be. American society used to view nearly all adoptions...
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 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...
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