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Is This Weird? How to Handle This? Any Adopting/adopted Moms Out There.
Asked by J.K. from Mansfield
on February 19, 2010
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My sister in law called me today and asked if I thought it would be weird to throw her a baby shower when she was not expecting. She has been trying fertility treatmen...
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- I think she would be better to wait until she is definitely approved as an adoptive home. I know it must be hard for her to watch others having babies and not be able...
- Seriously?? that is the weirdest thing I have ever heard of. I think you give them a nice baby welcoming party when the baby comes. Adoptions are long processes and th...
- I have to agree with the other moms who say to wait until after they bring a baby home. My husband and I were approved to adopt on July 12. We were matched with a birt...
JFF - Ever Thought of Adopting a Child?
Asked by K.S. from New York
on April 27, 2011
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We just watched "The Blind Side" and of course I cried! But it brought up the subject of adoption for my hubby and I. When we first got engaged we agreed that if sud...
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- This has never crossed my mind.I was able to have 3 of my own & more if I would allow it to, but adoption just isn't the choice I would take regrdless if I was unable ...
- absolutely, but our medical expenses over the last 18 years have sucked up all of our time, $, & energy.
- Yes, but since I have 2 of my own, I'm just not sure and have lots of questions.
Husband Adopting My Daughter
Asked by H.G. from Washington DC
on February 17, 2007
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My husband of three years and I want to have him officially adopt my daughter. He has been there since her birth and knows of no other man. I did not list a father on ...
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- If the father has been proven then you must get his consent for giving his rights up in order for your husband to adopt your daughter. I just went through a 4 year ba...
- Hi H., I went through the same thing with my daughter. My husband has been with us since she was 4 months old. She is now 5, but he adopted her in 2005. fist you ne...
- When you had the dna test if a man was shown to be the father and he signed paternity papers then it gets alittle sticky. I never married my daughter's father so when ...
Adopting from the Ukraine
Asked by L.H. from Albuquerque
on August 18, 2008
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Hello Mamas!!
My husband and I have been seriously considering adoption for our third and final child. I spent over six months in the Ukraine at one time and I would...
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- I don't know if you have an adoption agency yet, but we were considering international adoption at one time. Our agency was America World. Their website is www.awaa....
- We adopted our son from Russia in 2006. He was nearly a year at the time, but I understand that most children from Ukraine available for international adoption are cl...
- Hi L., All I can say is keep you eyes wide open. Ask around. I had friends that adopted a boy from Russia when he was about three, I think. Anyway, he had A LOT of em...
4Th Baby, Biological Vs. Adopted
Asked by R.Y. from St. Louis
on January 25, 2012
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We have 3 biological children and would like to add to our family. Our youngest is almost 4 and a half and we've been discussing a 4th for about a year. I think abou...
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- If you choose adoption are you prepared for the often long long wait (friends of mine waited 4 years), the possibility of getting a baby and than having the birth moth...
- I have not been through adoption myself (I have 4 bio kids) but my sister and her husband had 3 bio kids and adopted their 4th from Ethiopia (he was an infant, 3 month...
- Hi R., I think it's wonderful that you are considering adoption! If you can afford it and feel you'd be able to love an adopted child as much as your own, then I thin...
Giving Support to Birth Mother
Asked by R.M. from Colorado Springs
on February 7, 2010
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A friend of mine has decided to give her baby up for adoption. She isn't married and the father is unsupportive. What can I do to comfort her in this very difficult ti...
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- We adopted our daughter almost 7 years ago. L's birthmother didn't want open adoption but we gave her the option and shared all of our information with her. In the f...
- You are a great friend. I was say to be sure she finds a reputable organization to donate her child to. A friend of mine, who has been waiting for a baby for more than...
- She's doing an amazing thing. As a family who is waiting to adopt, rest assured what she is doing will be such an amazing gift for the family she chooses. We wait, not...
BF Adopting My Daughter
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on June 16, 2010
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Before I even write my question out, I ask that those moms who always look back on my previous posts to please NOT do that a pre judge this situation. I am looking for...
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- i hate to say it.. but leave well enough alone. You shouldn't go into adoption until you and bf are secure.. meaning married and happily married... then think about ...
- A good family attorney is the only place to start, it is unlikely Legal Aid will represent you on this matter.
- My mom married 3 men & had kids by all... my sister was w/ her first marriage, my dad (2nd marriage) adopted her after they married. The by the time I was 18 mo old m...
Divorce, Marriage and Name Change
Asked by P.S. from Chicago
on March 27, 2009
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I am using 2 last names, one is my maiden name and the other after my ex (the second one I kept just for my daughter). What if in the future I'll get married and I wo...
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- It is not hard to change your name when you get married because it is the traditional way of things so getting new id is not hard at all if you decide to do that and t...
- If you get married in the future you would change your name just as you did when you first got married, you know the typical drivers license, social security, etc. As...
- In the state of Illinois to have your daughter adopted by a step parent her father would either have to sign a document terminating his parental rights or he would hav...
Questions About Adopting a Child
Asked by C.M. from Cincinnati
on December 9, 2010
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A little bit of background... When my husband and I had decided we were ready to start a family, we had trouble conceiving. After a few years, we sought assistance. ...
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- I do not have a personal experience.... however here is what has happened for our family. My brother and SIL went through numerous classes and courses to become fos...
- We adopted our daughter internationally, from Ukraine. She has mild cerebral palsy and she waited because of it. Please explore the world of International special need...
- My husband and I ttc for 3 years (5 Clomid, 4 IUIs, 1 IVF) before we had our son who is now 18 months old. When he was 4 months old, we were approached by a birthmom c...
How Do I Do This???
Asked by M.W. from Casper
on June 27, 2007
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My husband of almost a year desperately wants to adopt my daughter. We have been together since she was 2 years old and he is the only daddy she has ever had. She ca...
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- I dont know much about the laws for the father of the child vs the daddy of the child, but I do know that there are grandparent laws that allow grandparents rights to ...
- I would definitely let his family know what is going on being that they seem to have an interest in your daughters life. As for her biological father I just dont know ...
- I'm not sure what the laws are where you live, but in Iowa, you have to be married at least 12 months or else child services and DHS will have to come to your house an...
