If there's one thing adoption participants know a thing or two about, it's persevering in adoption. Because adoption just isn't simple-- whether you've been adopted, are adopting, have placed, are giving up a child for adoption, have adopted, or work in adoption....
This is for moms with pregnant daughters. (Not the ones who are happy about it. This is for unhappy moms with pregnant daughters who may still be trying to hiding the growing truth.) Take a deep breath, if you're feeling overwhelmed. This too shall pass. And you're...
These are 5 ways to sabotage an adoption plan, for those who may be new to the process. 5. Expect Perfection Forget that adoption is a human construct, relied upon those who are in crisis. Assume the "if I have to resort to settling for adoption, then I better get......
For all its power to transform lives, adoption isn't easy. Maybe it seemed easier years ago, because it wasn't done in the open. For a long time, adoption was not discussed in "polite society" at all. Adoption was something done in secret, whether one was "giving up a...
She had come to Abrazo in search of a new beginning. Not yet thirty, she already felt old. She'd dropped out of school and left home during her first pregnancy, but had lost that child to the State. She dulled the pain with street drugs and went on looking for love in...
When CPS takes a child from a parent, it feels like someone just dropkicked their heart clear out of their chest. No matter how it happened, parent/s and child are both often traumatized by the experience. (Texas lawyers can answer basic procedural questions about...
It's that season when that our adoption agency welcomes stacks of annual reports, and yes, we do indeed read every single one... but this year, we are reading them astounded at the year that was. This time last year, your annual reports were filled with joyous tales...
All parents are born, of course-- but only some get to become chosen parents at Abrazo. Being chosen parents here usually takes 6-12 months or less for childless couples. (For couples who already have kids, the wait is generally twelve months or more.) They've...
Are you thankful for adoption? As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, in the midst of National Adoption Awareness Month, the best answer to that question is unique to the heart of whomever gets asked it. For many people, adoption remains the broken road by which they...
Have you ever noticed whose voice is typically missing in most adoption plans? It's the adoptee's voice. Adoption professionals do a lot of talking, whether for the purpose of educating clients or providing guidance. Adopting parents are given ample opportunities to...
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