Adoption has a lot of paperwork. A LOT. Every part of the process – the application, matching, placement, health and genetic history, post adoption reports, finalizing and getting proper documents, and communication with the birth family just to name a few. I consider myself to be a fairly organized person and I struggled with keeping [...]
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by Frank Garrott Each year thousands of people in the U.S. recognize and celebrate the creation of “forever families” on National Adoption Day. While adoption has existed for nearly as long as the human race, even today many longstanding myths and misconceptions about adoption linger. As we marked National Adoption Day on Nov. 19, here are [...] Monday after a holiday weekend is always a little rough, isn’t it? I thought I’d start the week off sharing this successful program from the Dave Thomas foundation. They have a special program called “Wendy’s Wonderful Kids” for children who were previously considered “unadoptable.” These kids are sometimes older, or have emotional challenges. The theory [...] This is the last Friday of National Adoption Month! Time flies when you’re having fun . . . Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I have a lot to be thankful for. In the spirit of National Adoption Month, here is my thankful list . . . I’m thankful adoption exists. I’m thankful for the people who worked tirelessly, many years ago, to remove the stigma from adoption; the people who made sure the word “illegitimate” [...] Today we have another guest post from Sara. If you missed her adoption story earlier this month, I recommend you check it out. Today she’s sharing with us how she’s handled talking with her children about adoption. Thank you Sara for sharing again on adoptingmamas! ———————————— When we began the adoption process we gave a lot of [...] Check out this great story of a couple just starting on their adoption journey. They asked friends and family to donate items they wanted to get rid of, and had a huge garage sale to raise money for their adoption. They were inspired by the generosity of strangers. Head over to their blog and read [...] We’ve been doing daily posts in honor of National Adoption Month, but Saturday is National Adoption DAY! This is a special day because all 50 states participate in finalizing adoptions on that day. This year, 4500 adoptions are scheduled to be finalized in court. This day is also a special time to call attention to the [...] Sometimes my adoptive mom friends and I will laugh and repeat some of the odd things people say to us about adoption. But before I get into that, I have to say that the VAST majority of time, people are extremely happy when they hear my kids are adopted. They often ask to hear the [...] |
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