Birthmothers Talk About Open Adoption

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My Iguana, Buddie

I discuss my human children here a lot so meet one of my non-human ones…this is our 11 year old iguana…her name is Buddie. These pictures were taken inside our screen room, which is her favorite place to take in the warmth of the sun. This post is part of today’s Wordless Wednesday.

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A Special Memory

This week I am participating in Heads or Tails and the writing prompt is to blog about a special memory.
One of my most special memories is from the the day we finalized the adoption of our three children. We were all feeling so many emotions! We had an 8:45 AM appointment at court and we [...]

A Different Kind Of Normal

A Different Kind of Normal
by Joan McNamara
Every adoption has its own story, woven from the tears and hopes of each person and family involved. For some families, the process of adoption is itself a grand adventure; for others it’s a painful and challenging ordeal. After adoption, while some parents and children seem to “live happily [...]

The Future of Vietnamese Adoptions

There’s a lot of frustration and sadness in the adoption community over the status of Americans adopting from Viet Nam.
Here is a statement from the US Embassy:
April 2008
The Department of State continues to urge prospective adoptive parents and adoption service providers not to initiate new adoptions from Vietnam at this time. The 2005 Memorandum [...]

Our Favorite Family Vacation

This week I am participating in A Slice Of Life Sunday and I’ve chosen to write about my favorite family vacation.
My own childhood holds happy memories of several family vacations. Growing up in New York City, we vacationed in places like Ellenville, in upstate NY, where we visited Ice Caves Mountains, and Dutch Wonderland [...]

Reaffirming Our Commitment

Recently, two visitors who didn’t read our comment policy (which is in the upper left corner and the “About Us” page) submitted some comments that were not supportive of parents who’ve adopted. Although I didn’t approve those comments, this is a great time to reaffirm why Forever Parents came to be and where our [...]

Summer Camp For Iowa Adoptees And Their Families

Iowans for International Adoption, formed in 1972, was originally created to help families in search of international adoption assistance. Giving families an opportunity to meet and support each other, this annual picnic expanded into a weekend retreat and eventually the current K.A.M.P (Korean Adoption Means Pride) and International Retreat.
An annual KAMP and retreat that [...]

Transracial Adoptees

Growing up black in a white family
By SALLY ACHARYA
“We had a big white Ford van with windows all around so people could see in. From the inside of the van, I felt like there were all these white heads and then right in the middle this little brown dot . . . When people saw [...]