Search Results: May/June 2008

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“Living the Dream”

As my daughter grows up, a typical, American kid, we are free to imagine only happy endings for the family she left behind.

Adopted motherhood vs. biological motherhood

“A Mother Like Any Other”

In this personal essay, one woman compares her adoptive motherhood with what her daughter will experience after pregnancy, and her quest to find answers.

Adopting a second child brings up different questions than the first

The Second Time Around

You've decided you're ready to grow your family — again. Here's help with answering the questions you didn't have to ask the first time you adopted.

Adoption Experts answer your questions.

Ask AF: Blogging Basics

I'd like to blog to document our adoption process, and keep far-flung families up-to-date, but I'm not tech-savvy.

Adoption Experts answer your questions.

Ask AF: Ongoing Grief About Infertility

Q: My husband and I became parents via adoption after a long struggle with infertility. Our son, now two, is truly the love of our lives. When my best friend recently had a baby, I was surprised to feel sad, and even jealous. How can I get over this? A: If someone cries at a wedding, its...

A doctor with an adoption referral

Assessing a Referral

We've heard from our agency that we'll be receiving an adoption referral soon. What medical information will it contain, and how should we assess it?

One child's bond with her birth sisters

“Unexpectedly in Sync”

My daughter formed a swift, intense bond with her four birth sisters. The surprising love I felt for them blindsided me, but now it makes perfect sense.

adopted from china

“I Can’t Give My Daughter China. I Can Only Give Her Chinatown.”

Jin Yu is seven now, and lately she's been telling me she wants to go and visit her nannies, the women who cared for her at the orphanage in China. Not so much for herself, she says, but for them. Because she is sure they must miss her and wonder how she's doing. I promise we will try to go. "They are going to be so surprised!" she tells me.

Open adoption can create rewarding relationships for all parties

Open Adoption Over the Years

Parents involved in open adoptions speak honestly about working through challenges and keeping the relationship going through life changes.

Racial stereotypes are everywhere — but they can be overcome

Dealing with Stereotypes

When our children get hit with negative — or positive — labels, it robs them of who they really are.

new mother talking to her father about open adoption as the new grandparents admire newborn baby

Helping Family Understand Open Adoption

Your family — especially older relatives — may not get why you are choosing an open adoption. Adoption expert Kathleen Silber gives advice on what to say.

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