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BOARD: Topics of Interest for Adoptive Families » Other Topics for Adoptive Parents

TOPIC: advice

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laceyPosted: Nov 19, 2003 08:51:34 AM
Gail, I know you were talking about how to get mony for adoptions earlyer, so one book you should definitely buy for adoption fundraising info is over at the Numinous Foundation's website (www.numinousfoundation.org), they raise money and do grants for peopel adopting but they also have this book that has piles of info. Had to wait about a week or so to get it but totally worth it. Send me an email and let me know hows it going. lace

galePosted: Oct 17, 2003 09:03:02 PM
We are concerned that we may be prepared to adopt and the adoption be disrupted at the hosiptal or before we finalize. Does this happen? Has anyone had this happen?

Holly and JosephPosted: Oct 15, 2003 05:48:36 PM
My advice to new families looking to adopt is to be flexible and put yourself out there as much as you can. When we first started the process we didn't know much about adoption and had all the common fears that are further intensified by the media. We were so afraid that the birth mother would want to find us if we shared any information about ourselves and that she would change her mind. The agency let us know that it is always a possibility that a mother can change her mind, however, we need to relinquish some control for this to work. Once we allowed ourselves to trust the birth mother and opened up, we realized that our fears were unfounded. We had a great relationship with our birth parents and love and respect them so much. We hope to stay in contact and know how they are doing throughout the future. We have already began reading to our son about adoption and plan to be very open about his adoption and share pictures and stories about his birth parents. I wish you an adoption experience as fulfilling as ours.

JamiePosted: Oct 13, 2003 09:58:26 PM
My advice to you guys is to put yourselves into the hands of a capable agency and then try to be patient knowing that things will work out the way they are supposed to. So many things are out of your control and it seemed to me the more my husband and I tried to control things, the harder it got. When we finally just gave it up to fate, the perfect situation happened for us. It was really great - better than we could have ever imagined. We would go through it all over again for our precious daughter. Be patient and believe.

Dave and LaurenPosted: Oct 13, 2003 01:43:46 PM
For those who have adopted, what would you tell us new families.



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