Hey, you: mother who just placed or mom who just earned the title through adoption... welcome to the motherhood. (Adoption is the mother of all neighborhoods, after all!) Whether you've been longing to join this club for-seemingly-ever (as many adopting mothers do) or...
When it comes to adoption expectations, there's a lot to be said-- and so much more to be thought through. Adoption expectations can be frisky 'lil critters. See, it's fine to be hopeful, but it's not okay to be presumptuous. And while it's good to be positive, it's...
Here's an easy guide to how adoption works here at Abrazo. (This isn't meant to suggest that adoption is easy, though. It's not a simple thing, to decide to place a child or to adopt a baby.) Chances are, adoption is not as complicated as it may seem? Abrazo's staff...
Every adoption agency is different, of course, but here's a starter pack of what adoption agencies should tell you, if you're considering adoption. Adoption is wonderful. And complicated. And not right for everyone. Whenever parents-to-be are willing to set aside...
Complicated connections can make even the most needed adoptions feel like an even bigger challenge. This doesn't mean the whole placement is wrong. It just means adoption can be, well-- complicated sometimes. When folks think of a "complicated adoption," they...
People think of baby adoption like a Hollywood romance, with a newborn at the story's center. All babies are precious, after all. What could be more romantic than a baby adoption in which people come together to "save" a child? There is plenty of love in any good...
If there’s one ugly monster lurking under the proverbial adoption bed, it's this one: the illusion of control. The illusion of control is a tricky little beast. He smiles nicely in front of company. He acts as if everyone and everything will go as planned. Yet in...
There’s a movie opening today about foster parents by the same name, but at Abrazo, every month here is an episode of becoming instant family in real time. Any one of our parents-in-waiting knows that any day, they may get The Call. They have to be ready instantly to...
There’s nothing in adoption that evokes such joyous anticipation as getting The Call. (That’s right: The Call. Capital T, Big C.) There are lots of different kinds of calls in adoption. Like intake calls, when prospective adopters or prospective birthparents first...
Abrazo truly has a heart for birthmothers, and when people ask what makes Abrazo different from other agencies, that's what comes to mind. Years ago, adoption agencies were largely an outgrowth of orphanages and foundling homes, and their focus was on caring for...
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