How is it that even the best adoption story can still have an imperfect ending? One possible explanation could be that all adoptions begin amidst imperfect circumstances. Sometimes, adoptions result from hyperfertility, unplanned pregnancy, an unexpected birth,...
For those who celebrate National Adoption Month each November, we salute you! Because child-centered adoption is truly worth celebrating. Yes, every adoption is borne of loss. Yet "forever families" that include everyone forever (so adoptees can always know and love...
Everyone knows that using drugs during pregnancy is not a good thing. So why does it happen, and what can be done to help drug-addicted moms and their babies? For Absidi (name has been changed), drugs were a family tradition. Her dad was in prison for dealing, and her...
"We don't get why adoption takes so long?" they asked. A childless couple who just finished unsuccessful fertility treatments, they contacted Abrazo hoping to hear there were plenty of babies readily available. They were surprised to learn that their adoption wait to...
Can we talk about adoption agencies and adoptee rights, please? When people contact adoption agencies to plan for adoption, they're presumably planning adoption for a child's benefit. (That's how adoption is supposed to work.) Whether someone's placing or adopting,...
Having a San Antonio Fiesta baby via birth or adoption? Here’s what you need to know about delivering, placing or adopting a child during Texas’ biggest annual celebration.
If you've heard the radio ads around Texas about modern adoption plans, you may be wondering: what has really changed about adoption-- and when, and how? It seems that the "modern adoption plan" pitch is an effort to rebrand adoption by repackaging the same benefits...
What is it about Texas adoption that seems so popular? Why are so many out-of-state couples trying to adopt babies in Texas? Are there that many more females planning adoptions here? What advantages to placing parents or adoptive parents in Texas keeping their...
March is Social Work Month, so what better time to express our thanks to all the hardworking social workers who help make adoption a possible option for parents in need? This month, those of us who work at Abrazo can't help but think of all the extraordinary social...
She already has six children she is raising as a single mom, but pregnant again, she's drawn the line at another, and when asked why, she replied "because adoption is better." Better than what, we asked? She looked around her cluttered two bedroom apartment, at her...
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