Jenna, who grew up in a closed adoption, talks about her adoption experience, and how she recently found and connected with her birth parents.
My Birth Parent Search and Reunion: Jenna’s Story
/?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { the_post_thumbnail(); } ?>My Life as an Adoptee: Jenna’s Story
/?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { the_post_thumbnail(); } ?>Jenna is a social worker at American Adoptions and an adoptee who grew up in a closed adoption. She works with pregnant women who are considering adoption. She’s also recently reunited with her birth parents. This is her adoption story.
‘Adopting’ Pets and Highways: An Adoptee’s Perspective
/?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { the_post_thumbnail(); } ?>Adoptee Diana discusses the pros and cons of using “adopt” when referring to pets, highways and everything in between. Find out what the phrase means to her here.
The Ultimate Adoption Gift-Giving Guide
/?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { the_post_thumbnail(); } ?>Gift ideas for adoptive parents to birth parents, birth parents to adoptive parents, birth parents to adoptees, adoptees to birth parents, general tips about adoption gift-giving, and more! We’ve got it covered.
‘This is Us’ Recap: When a Birth Parent Improves Personal Circumstances
/?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { the_post_thumbnail(); } ?>In the fall finale of “This is Us,” foster care adoptee Deja discovers that her birth mom has turned her life around — and it raises complicated emotions for Deja and her adoptive parents both.
Recap: ‘This is Us’ Addresses Complications of Birth Parent Relationships
/?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { the_post_thumbnail(); } ?>Our favorite adoption TV show dropped another important lesson in this week’s episode. Did you miss it? Read our recap here.
DNA Reunions — How to Respond to a Connection
/?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { the_post_thumbnail(); } ?>DNA tracking technology has completely changed search and reunion in adoption. How do you respond when you receive an unexpected phone call or email?
3 Moments in ‘This is Us’ That Showed Us Randall’s Challenges as a Transracial Adoptee
/?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { the_post_thumbnail(); } ?>This week’s episode of “This is Us” showed us once again the conflicting emotions Randall experienced as a young black boy growing up in a white family. So, we’ve looked back on the last four seasons to find other informational examples of the realities of transracial adoption in the show.
New Study Shows Why Children Should Know Their Adoption Stories
/?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { the_post_thumbnail(); } ?>The Atlantic reports on a new study from the Journal of Family Issues that looks at the effect that learning about their own adoption has on adoptees.
How DNA Sites Are Changing Adoption
/?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { the_post_thumbnail(); } ?>DNA tracking websites like Ancestry.com have fundamentally changed search and reunion for adoptees and birth parents. Are these changes good, bad, or somewhere in between?