Should I or Could I?
Did you know that you talk to yourself almost all the time? Whether or not you are aware of your thoughts, our brains are working constantly. The things we tell … more »
Celebrating Birth Families
Where’s the joy? Where’s the excitement? When a new baby comes home, the baby is welcomed with banners, balloons, visitors, and gifts. In adoption, the adoptive family is swamped with … more »
Building the Relationship & Learning to Listen
Since it can’t be said often enough, we will say it again. Open adoption is a relationship. A key to making any relationship go the distance is communication. The typically … more »
40 Weeks and a Circle of Support
Everyone knows that pregnancy lasts for nine months. It’s divided into three trimesters, each with three months in it. Everyone knows that pregnancy lasts for nine months. Unless you’re pregnant … more »
What do you think when you hear the word adoption?
Adoption is one of those topics that everyone—yes, everyone—seems to have an opinion and story to share. There are the people who know and want to share adoption horror stories. … more »
Open Adoption: For Better, For Worse
Defining what an “open adoption” is can be tricky. It’s that little word “open” that seems to cause all the confusion. Does open mean both adoptive and birth parents share … more »
Agency or Attorney?
Adoption is one of those topics about which everyone seems to have an opinion or story. If you mention that you are thinking about becoming an adoptive parent, you will … more »
This Is Kind of a Big Deal…I Need a Maybe Family!
“My mom’s mad, the father doesn’t believe the baby is his, and life is falling apart. Maybe I can do this, but maybe it’s time to look into adoption.” Jessica … more »
Feeling let down again? Let the Adoption Support Center help pick you back up.
Promises, promises, promises. It seems anyone can make one, but it’s hard for people to keep them. You might have been thinking about adoption, even started planning to do an … more »
Thinking the Unthinkable
So you’re pregnant. Not too far along…just a few weeks. But trying to think ahead is confusing, overwhelming…and let’s face it. The early physical parts of pregnancy may make you … more »