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Personal Stories About Open Adoptions

The real story of open adoption comes from families that learned about it, and are living it on a day-to-day basis.

Our Daughter's Russian Family

Parents of international adoptees are often able to locate and develop a relationship with their children's birth families. One parent describes her quest, the reasons behind it, and how she feels it will help her daughter.... [more]

Open Adoption: A True Life Experience

Mother and adoption attorney, Nancy Worcester, tells the story of the open adoptions of her children, what it means to her, her children and family, and the birth families.... [more]

We Opened Our Adoption

Our guests were Jody and Donnita, the adoptive and birth mothers of two boys in a closed, special needs adoption. They spoke with us about how they opened their adoption. Come listen in.... [more]

Who Decides for Me and My Child?

Adoptive parent LJS is angry. Contact between her family and her son's birthmother was shut down without their consent.... [more]

Adoptive Mother Reaches Out
An adoptive mother shares her experience of posting to a birthmother's group about opening her international adoptions. From ComeUnity.

"Ellen's Adoption"
Written by Ellen's birthfather and adoptive father, a unique perspective.

Fathers & Son
Some affirming reflections by an adoptive father after meeting his son's biological father.

"Jason's Story"
Jason, his adoptive dad and his birth dad write.

"Journey to Openness"
The older birthmother of a biracial child talks candidly about choices, options, and life.

"Sharing A Daughter"
Barbara Maracle struggled with opening her family to contact with her child's birthmother.

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