"HELPME. How can I adopt out my kids?" was the question that came in by text. The agency's on-call employee left her own sons' basketball game and stepped into the gymnasium hallways to gather her thoughts. "Hi there, what's got you thinking about adoption?" she typed...
It's normal to wonder how open adoption works, if you've never been a part of one. It's been said that a picture's worth a thousand words. So take a long look at the family photo* that's posted above. It's not a stock photo. These people are for real. What you can see...
Whether you've placed, adopted or you're thinking of either option, you're likely to have to deal with adoption opposition at some point or another. Sometimes, you know who's most likely to have problems with it (and why.) It may be one of your judgemental relatives,...
Can we talk about adoption marketing and baby trafficking? Because both are on the rise in America, and that should be of concern to us all. As one frustrated stranger shared online: "I've been asking about different adoption consultants because I just lost (six...
There's a beautiful, haunting song in the award-winning Broadway show Hamilton, in which the widow of the former treasurer secretary ponders who tells your story, and how and why? Remembering her late husband Alexander Hamilton after his fatal duel, the character...
Brace yourselves, Texans, for the invasion of the babysnatchers and other beasts. Not to be mistaken for ethical and licensed Texas adoption agencies, babysnatchers are predatory creatures now circling Texas like cockroaches around a forgotten picnic basket. It...
Ask most folks about "a change of heart in adoption" and they assume it means somebody bailed on an adoption plan. And yes, that can happen, although not always the way (nor as often as) people think. Nationwide, statistics suggest that of anybody who ever considers...
Baby adoption is getting harder to do in America-- whether or not adoption professionals want to admit it to prospective adoptive parents. It's no secret that adoption wait times are getting longer, while the number of available infants in America drops each year....
Let us give thanks for adoption angels everywhere. (And no, we're not referring to the paid professionals who boldly pronounce themselves "adoption angels" for the work they do, nor for those who win congressional awards in Washington, D.C.) We're talking about those...
Dear Parent Who Adopted Long Ago: your child has contacted our agency for information. It is always a pleasure to hear from those who were adopted here, of course. And we're glad your son or daughter knew where to reach us. (Kudos to you for that!) The information we...
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