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Ask AF: A Truthful Explanation
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[Book Review] Paloma the Possible
Paloma the Possible is a heartwarming collaged book, encouraging the most common questions adoptees have.
Ask AF: Adoption Fraud
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Ask AF: School Records
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Ask AF: Reappearance of a Birth Child
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Ask AF: When to Share Birth Parent Information
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Ask AF: What’s the Big Secret?
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Ask AF: Tweens and Teasing
My middle schoolers often get teased about the way they look or the fact that they were adopted. What can they say to the teasers?
Ask AF: Balancing a Biracial Heritage
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Ask AF: Explaining Foster Reunification
How can we explain to our four-year-old that the baby we've been fostering will be going back to his birth family?
Ask AF: Privacy About Adoption at School
My child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) mentions the fact that he was adopted. Why would this be included? I asked that it be purged from his record, but the school hasn't responded.
Ask AF: Differences in a Blended Family
My husband and I are adopting a baby boy from Guatemala. We have three biological children, so we're worried that he'll feel very different in our blended family. How should we respond to questions from others, and what should we tell our kids?
Ask AF: Adoption Reimbursement
I found that I couldn't exclude my adoption reimbursement from my income on my taxes because my employer's program is not "qualified." Do I have any recourse?
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Ask AF: Reading Up on Racism
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Ask AF: Step-Adoption and the Birth Family
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[Book Review] The Year She Left Us
Kathryn Ma's ambitious debut novel about a Chinese girl adopted by a Chinese-American family tackles race, identity, and "luck."
Adoption Basics for Single Parents or Same Sex Couples
When non-traditional families are making the decision to adopt, the first questions they often have are, "How will my identity impact my adoption?"
Deciding to Adopt: What About Birth Families?
“We cannot build healthy relationships with our children on secrecy and lies—and this includes lies of omission.”