Here's the thing: folks can't just call an adoption agency and order up a baby. Adoption is not a business and babies are not a product to be bought nor sold. Sadly, some people do call adoption agencies thinking it does work that way. They're the folks who think that...
Interesting: "child adoption" is a common search term, although it's most "newborn adoption" that most hopeful adopters are seeking these days. (Why is that?) Abrazo has been doing both (child adoption and baby adoptions) since 1994. Since then, some things have...
A Texas adoption gives each adoptee not just roots and wings, but bragging rights, as well. They may grow up anywhere, but their bloodline runs deep in Texas. Each year, Abrazo adoptees, their birthparents and adoptive families gather at a Texas dude ranch for Camp...
When it comes to open adoption, whether someone is making a placement plan or thinking of re-establishing lost contact, four words apply: better late than never! Adoption has typically been about timing (bad timing, that is.) Unplanned pregnancy usually is a crisis...
Imagine having a baby you weren't expecting and that you're not ready for, then consider this: how does a parent in a crisis make a smart adoption decision, when they're facing what feels like the worst situation in their life? Sometimes, she's a panicked teen about...
There's much about adoption that can be good, but an adoption gone wrong is, perhaps, a sin for which there can never be a proper penance. That painful truth came to mind today, as news broke of South Korea's Truth & Reconcilation Commission reporting massive and...
One of the most competitive challenges in this country these days is the American adoption race. Want to understand why adopting has become such a marathon? We got you... a short adoption history lesson may be helpful. The First Lap of the American Adoption Race A...
One celebrity divorce in the news lately has us thinking of the cost of a broken adoption promise. It's one which-- sadly-- became a tragedy. Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, are Australian celebrities known intentionally. Their very public divorce is...
Just after a controversial speech in Washington, D.C., Abrazo is already fielding questions about how threats to end birthright citizenship may impact adoption. So let's unpack this together, shall we? What is birthright citizenship, anyway? The United States...
When it comes to open adoption do's & don'ts, there's the obvious and the not-so-obvious. Put the adopted child's needs first, always. Do what you say you will. Call or text at reasonable hours. Don't make surprise visits. Do keep each other informed of address...
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