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“Baby For Adoption”: Our First Scam
I love IAC support group meetings. They’re a place of cookies, babies and people who know exactly what we’re going through. Recently, a group-goer I’ll call Melanie (because later I will say that she and her husband are funny and good-looking, so clearly I need to protect their identities) shared that she’d gotten a call [...]
“Birth Stories” Open Adoption Magazine, Fall 2011
Letter From the Editor: The articles in this issue of Open Adoption are warm and inspiring, helping us welcome another holiday season. We celebrate IAC’s newest families on page one and announce holiday party dates and new staff on page two. The holiday season at IAC also includes our annual holiday break and Adoption Awareness [...]
Posted in Open Adoption Magazine
Also tagged adoption agencies, adoption wait time, adoptive parenting, open adoption, why birthparents place
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Social Media’s Impact on Adoption
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This morning the TODAY Show featured a story that helps reveal the impact of social media on adoption. The video clip above explains how an adoptive mother and her daughter used Facebook to find the woman who placed her for adoption 19 years [...]
Posted in Adoption News
Also tagged adoptees, adoption research, adoptive parenting, discussing adoption
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Birthmother’s Day Tips for Adoptive Parents
Birthmother’s Day is this Saturday, May 7th, the day before Mother’s Day! What can adoptive parents do to show they care?
Posted in Adoptive Families, birthparents
Also tagged adoption advice, birthmothers day, birthparents
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Open Adoption Magazine, Spring 2011, Available for Download
Download the full version here. Recent events in Japan have reminded me of the importance of staying connected with friends and family. Myself and a few other IAC staff members have special connections with people in Japan whose lives have been heavily affected by these occurrences. How fortunate we are to have resources like the [...]
Posted in Open Adoption Magazine
Also tagged adoption networking, open adoption, Open Adoption Magazine
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Using Positive Adoption Language
Just as with everything else these days, there are “PC” terms to use in the adoption world. While it may seem insignificant, the words you use when referring to your child’s adoption will greatly affect their self-esteem and self-image. Your child/ren will learn to speak about their adoption based on the words they hear you [...]
Why Open Adoption? Part IV: An Open Adoption
After searching for more than a decade, I found my daughter’s birthmother. My daughter met her birthmother for the first time shortly after her twelfth birthday. Her birthmother is a kind, wonderful woman, who has allowed us to be part of her life in ways I never would have dreamed. She has provided my daughter/her [...]
Posted in Adoption Stories
Also tagged closed adoption, open adoption, open vs closed adoption
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Happy Birthmother’s Day!
There is no better time than today to honor, support and respect birthmothers everywhere for the difficult, brave and selfless decisions they have made in choosing adoption. It’s because of the sacrifices they make everyday that others’ dreams are realized. Birthmother’s Day is about taking the time to acknowledge the person who made your dream [...]