It's said that "we hurt most the ones we love" and that's never more true than what's done to children when there's parental alienation in adoption. "Parental alienation" is a term that arose out of divorce and joint custody disputes. It refers to the efforts of one...
Anyone who has watched the wrenching real-life saga on Netflix surely comes away wondering: could adoption have saved Gabriel Fernandez? If you don't have Netflix, you may not know the tragedy that befell eight-year-old Gabriel Fernandez. He was just one of the many...
"How to Bust an Adoption Scammer" is not a course they teach in grad school. (But if you're going into social work to work in adoption, it probably should be.) Adoption scams can be perpetuated by anyone with an ulterior motive and a lack of ethics. And scams aren't...
As they traveled home from Texas on Christmas Eve this year, one Abrazo couple smiled at the tiny answer to their prayers for adoption in the rearview mirror. Excited as they were to get home, though, they'd found leaving San Antonio to be far harder...
This is Elizabeth, Abrazo's director, with some thoughts on sharenting, adoption, and child exploitation. These are my own opinions, and I'm thinking aloud here, so bear with me, y'all... Granted, this is hardly an uplifting or inspirational blog topic during National...
Let's be honest: adopting isn't easy. (Nor should it be.) This weekend, a group of adopting parents from across the USA are traveling to San Antonio. They're coming here for Abrazo's very last Parents of Tomorrow weekend of this decade. In order to qualify, they've...
Here's Abrazo's list of the Nine Cardinal Sins in Adoption. There are different ways to excel at or fail in adoption, of course. But if you want to do the sort of adoption that makes Abrazo especially proud of you and which helps you sleep well at night, then here are...
This is a tribute to a mother who made righting adoption wrongs a one woman crusade. Her name is Sandy Musser. In 1954, Sandy found herself pregnant out of wedlock at the age of 15. She did what "girls in trouble" were supposed to do in that era. Sandy signed her...
Ever get the adoption blues? If so, you're not alone. Adoption is complicated. It doesn't matter whether you're thinking about "giving a baby up for adoption" (or placing)? Or if you're trying to adopt, and fearing the wait may be endless? Or maybe you've already...
Solving adoption mysteries can seem like opening Pandora's box. Learning the truth might feel both freeing and frightening at times. Now, if you're just wondering who Pandora was and what was up with her box, click here. The expression comes from an old Greek myth....
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