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Domestic Adoption

Domestic adoptions can be handled through an agency, attorney or facilitator and follow the laws of your state of residence. Prospective parents may pay some of the living and medical expenses of the birthmother but these rules vary depending on state law. Parents are usually selected by the birthparents of the child they adopt and while ongoing contact is increasingly common, the extent of that contact varies...

Teenage Adoptees "We’re Okay!"

A Portland based adoption agency runs a support group for teenage adoptees, and while not all the teens participating are members of transracial families, many of them are, and that topic is a big part of the discussions. That the teens would be talking about the subject doesn’t surprise adoption experts because transracial and transcultural adoptions is a topic of interest and study nationwide. In fact, the Evan B....

Transracial Adoption

When we first started the adoption process, transracial adoption wasn’t an option that I had ever thought of. I just assumed we would adopt a white skinned child. I also never considered adopting siblings. I just assumed we would adopt one child at a time. It’s not that we were against transracial or sibling adoptions…we just never really thought about it. Well…you know what happens when you assume....

Adoption Homestudy

  Danielle commented in the adoption homestudy post and I wanted to give her, and anybody else who may have the same concerns, some thoughts and ideas that may help.She said: We want to adopt someday, but I am terrified of this process. Given all they look at in the homestudy (which is pretty much everything having to do with anything in your life), how on earth can average people be confident that they will pass? I have...

Adoption Forums

To celebrate our recent move from ezboard to our own server, we’re having our very first contest over at our adoption forums! While I try and figure out the best way to transfer five years worth of postsfrom ezboard to our new forums, we still have a brand new place to fill and this contest is being run with that in mind.There’s more information about the contest at the adoption forums, but basically the member...

Adoption Quotes

Here are some more great adoption quotes. Several of them would make a nice addition to your child’s adoption lifebook. If you’re looking to purchase lifebook supplies, scroll past the quotes to check out some of our favorites! The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. -Richard Bach If a child is born and raised in a home that is loving and...

Imagine If Adoption Really Did Cost Only $10.00

Both of my daughters have been active in Girl Scouts for a few years. They have great troop leaders and their experience has been a positive one overall. Over the Christmas holiday, a situation came up with my older daughters troop. The following e-mails will explain the story. The first one is me e-mailing her troop leader. Good morning, Shawna & I went to the store over the weekend and filled those two Christmas...

Adoption Forums

Our new adoption forums are ready for you to join! When the Forever Parents adoption forums was first created in 2002, we started on the msn boards, but quickly out grew them and moved to ezboard in 2003, where we’ve been…until last week. We’ve joined the big leagues and are hosting our own forum (phpBB) on a shared (for now-maybe a dedicated one will be in our future) server (host gator). Our adoption...

Helpful Tips For Choosing An Adoption Agency

Choosing an adoption agency can be a mind boggling experience. Forever Parents adoption forum member and pal, Lori Dowd of Best Light Adoption Profile Review shares things to keep in mind while you’re considering which agency to use. Needless to say, this is one of the biggest decisions you face, because you need to go where your child will be. My advice is to follow both your head and your heart. How?First, your...

Our Adoption Story

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Explaining Adoption To Your Child

Over the last several years I’ve met a couple of parents, both online and off, that are waiting for that “right time” to tell their children they were adopted. (Luckily this is not the norm. For most parents, adoption is a topic that is shared and spoken about throughout a childs life.) I adopted my children at an older age, so they came home knowing they were adopted. But I’ve always been intrigued by...