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...
There need to be far better resources for parents who need help after adopting. It's a painful truth, brought to mind again with the conviction of Tim Ferriter, an adoptive father in Florida. Tim and his wife Tracy had a daughter adopted from China, and a son they'd...
One principle Abrazo holds sacred is an adoptee's right to know the truth of their origins (including the birthparents who are part of it.) This is why every placement we do includes an entrustment agreement. In it, the adopting parents promise to raise the child...
Any adoption done right is a process that transforms lives. An adoption done right never cuts corners, and it's more than a mere transfer of custody rights. Much as folks want to find a way to make adoption easy, anything as life-changing as an adoption decision just...
When someone is desperate to adopt, they have usually been a long, hard path of infertility treatment and disappointment after disappointment already. Their longing for a child is painfully obvious, like the scent of workout wear that's gone too long between washings....
At Abrazo, every Texas adoption centers around children's needs, first and foremost. The process starts when a parent-to-be contacts our agency for help, of course. That may be a person with a crisis pregnancy or a child they feel unable to parent. Or it may be a...
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...
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...
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...
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