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"Our Kids Are All Right"

We thought a semi-open adoption was enough for our situation. But as our lives changed, we began to consider something more.

by Janet Menke

TAGS: Birth Family, Birth Mothers, Birth Parent Voices, Birth Siblings, Opening an Adoption

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June 26, 2014

Was moving from a semi-open adoption to a fully open one, with visits, the right decision for my birth son and for the daughter I was raising?

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