To anyone out there who's wishing they weren't parenting, if you don't want your kids, we know plenty of folks who long to be a mom and dad. We were, frankly, appalled to read a Golf Monthly article entitled "1 in 50 Americans Would Put a Child Up For Adoption To Play...
Being in a state like Texas, there's a lot to unpack when one thinks about open adoption boundaries and barriers. Texas adoption laws allow for open adoptions, yet that any open adoption agreements entered into in Texas are not legally-enforceable. (So yes, parents...
Ever notice how American culture vilifies non-parenting mothers, even those who are not bad moms? Non-parenting mothers are women who have given birth but for whatever reason, did not parent or are not raising their children. Forfeiting the rights and responsibilities...
To be asked to be a guest at the birth is both an honor and a responsibility. To be asked to be present when an adoption plan is pending is even more monumental. It can be controversial, to be sure. Whether you are a birthfamily member, a prospective adoptive parents...
A birthmother's visit to Abrazo's office two days before Christmas got us thinking: what if Mary had placed? A Modern Day Madonna There's this birthmother we know and love. She's beautiful. She's funny. And she'd be the first to tell you, her life is a hot mess....
In open adoption, the beauty of birthsiblings is that adoptees can gain the home they most need without losing the sibling connections they're likely to most treasure, over time. At Abrazo, the majority of the children who get adopted here are blest to have...
Moving a child from one family to another means we witness a lot of painful partings, but because Abrazo does open adoption, the day of relinquishment and placement is not, typically, the saddest goodbye. When birthparents legally commit to the surrender of their...
"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...
She posted a request on Facebook for advice on how to choose adoptive parents for a baby, so this is for her and for every other parent-to-be who is considering the adoption option. Any inquiry like that draws dozens (if not hundreds) of responses) nowadays. There are...
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