US Adoption: Teen
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Understanding His Adoption
Asked by L.C. from New York
on June 8, 2010
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My son turned 5 in May. I have a book that tells the story of his adoption, that we read 1-2 a month. One of his friends mother is pregnant with twins - he tells me al...
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- I'm currently pregnant with my 3rd and my son knows that only girls have wombs and can have babies. The other day he asked if his little sister, 20month, had a baby i...
- The biggest issue with your son's adoption is behind you...letting him know he was adopted. When and how a child is told can have lasting effects on a child. I still r...
- I wouldn't go with JC's answer about having to be married to have a baby. That's simply a lie, your kid will encounter someone who isn't married and is having a baby a...
Advertising for Adoption
Asked by K.F. from Pensacola
on January 14, 2011
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We are looking to adopt, we have a lawyer/agency and will be signing up with a second one soon. I am looking for other oultets to get the word out that we are ready, h...
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Considering Adoption...
Asked by P.M. from San Antonio
on March 29, 2010
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My husband and I are considering adoption. We have a 5 y.o. son we adore and are thinking we'd like to bring another child, a boy, into our family. I am adopted so I...
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- Financially, adoption is about $30,000+ So keep that in mind!!! We too were going to adopt, and it's an amazing process. I would suggest you find local agencies and fi...
- We are adopting. we have two boys, ages 7.5 and 4.5. We are hoping to adopt a girl under age 4, or a sibling set under age 6. My advice? Research, research, research. ...
- We adopted. We went through an agency and had to take 9 hours of education, each. 1. read read read. Especially about bonding and attachment. 2. an older child ...
Adoption Paranoia (Or Is It?)
Asked by B.K. from Albuquerque
on January 4, 2012
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So I've decided that I want to adopt my step kids since their birth mother hasn't had any contact in nearly a year. My husband is all for it, and has decided that if f...
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- I don't think it is their choice for you to be their legal guardian. For health and safety reasons, you should have some authority (e.g., the four of you are in a car...
- I completely agree with Catherine. My husband and I raised our grandchild but her mother was always part of her life. I also know from experience that children are ex...
- B., I think it is lovely that you want to adopt your step children. So often step parents abdicate their roles in the children's lives because they think, or they ar...
Adoption
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on July 6, 2009
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I was wondering if anyone has been through my situation and what did they do. I have a 16 year old daughter who is being raised by a man that is her "daddy" but not bi...
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- I highly recommend David Cole, as well. He covers all the bases and loose ends to make sure the adoption is done correctly and is permanent.
- In Texas you will need to legally terminate the parental rights of your daughter's biological father and then her daddy can adopt her. If you know her biological fath...
- This happened to me when I was 5. I know my mom had to get my biological father to sign the papers terminating his rights and then had the birth cerificate changed. If...
Adoption
Asked by T.L. from Dallas
on September 13, 2008
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Has anyone adopted a baby in Texas? Just getting general information?
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- hey T., i haven't personally adopted but my husband's parents adopted 2 babies in dallas several years ago. they went through buckner children's home. they had a gr...
- My husband and I adopted a daughter 5.5 years ago through Living Legacy Adoption Agency in Dallas. It took about 6 months to get chosen by a birthmom after our applica...
- I have friends that used the Methodist Home to adopt. They have had some very good experiences in the adoption of both of their children. They went with open adopti...
Adoption
Asked by T.G. from Lima
on January 14, 2007
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Are there any other moms that are mothers to adopted children? My daughter is adopted and I am hoping to connect and network with some other adoptive mothers.
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- I am the mother of 4 adopted children ages 14, 12, 5 and 3.5 all of which share the same birth mother. We adopted the older two together when they were 8 and 5. The...
- Hi T.. I am the mother to a beautiful 4 year old little boy that was adopted at birth. I also have a 16 year old step daughter. SAHM from the Fairborn/Enon ar...
- I have a four year old son and a 20 month old daughter both adopted from Guatemala. I also have a 14 month old bio daughter----Big Surprise! I'm new to Ohio, in fact ...
Adoption
Asked by R.A. from Buffalo
on June 30, 2010
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I am a mother of 2 gilrs and adopted a 3rd..my question is my 3rd is my grand daughter..and now she is 8 yrs old the my oldest who is the birth mother is married and h...
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- What did the therapist suggest as far as the method to release this information to your daughter? Did he/she suggest having your oldest daughter present so she could h...
- She already has a problem understanding "gray" situations... meaning, NOT cut and dry situations. THIS will really throw her for a loop. She will not have "coping-sk...
- It's so sad to me when kids aren't told the truth about their lives from the very beginning. They deserve the truth. My adopted daughter has known from the day she was...
Anyone Familiar with Adoption?
Asked by L.S. from Los Angeles
on August 23, 2008
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My husband and I are considering adoption. His biggest fear is being able to bond with the child the way he has bonded with our biological son. Anyone have some storie...
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- i, myself have not adopted children ...but i have MANY friends who have. they ALL say "bonding comes from CARETAKING another human being...NOT from blood ties" good...
- My hubby and I adopted an almost 9-year-old boy just over 2 years ago from a Russian orphanage. He is the answer to my prayers! I cannot imagine loving him any more th...
- Hi L., I have an adopted girl, Jessica who just turned 6. We have had her since she was 4 weeks old. I was unable to have a child of my own so my situation is a littl...
Re: Adoption Options & Infertility
Asked by A.B. from Cleveland
on May 3, 2009
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Myself and my darling hubby have been struggling with infertility for quite some time. We have been through 3 In-Vitro's, plus 1 In-Vitro w/ an egg donor. All 4 were...
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- First let me say my heart goes out to you. My first daughter we conceived with just a little help. My second one we tried invitro and that failed then we had to go t...
- Have you considered private adoptions? My husband and I adopted our boys as newborns right from the hospital in 1998 and 1999. One birth mom found us through an attorn...
- Have you checked into Foster care? I know many people have done this and have ended up adopting the children placed w/ them for relatively little money (Just court cos...
