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Mother’s Day Series: A Letter to You
Editors Note: The following is a post for our Mother’s Day series, written by adoptive parent, Sara, to her daughter’s birthmother. To Our Daughter’s Birth Mother, This was the first Mother’s Day I...
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What About the Birthfathers?
As one of the adoption counselors at IAC I constantly share tidbits of my personal adoption experience with current and prospective clients. My two children (now young adults) have the same birthmother...
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To The Person Who Allowed me To Be A Parent
Sometimes things don’t work out the way you plan them, but it all works out the way it was meant to and on the path you were meant to travel. This couldn’t be more true for Dan Walter and his wife,...
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The State of Adoption in the U.S.
Cyma Shapiro, creator of “For Women Over 40,” interviewed the President and Founder of the National Center on Adoption and Permanency (NCAP), Adam Pertman. As one of the leading voices in the field,...
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Birthmom: To the Woman I Didn’t Pick
Editor: In this heartfelt letter, a birthmother shares her feelings with the family she almost chose. From Blessings in a Basket: To the beautiful woman that I didn’t pick, I want you to know that I...
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The Gift of Two
Editor’s Note: In this post, adoptive parents Maura Montellano & Kat Wetherbee, talk about how they adopted twice from the same birthmother, and the bond they all share. June 22, 2010, and July 25,...
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Mother’s Day Series: A Letter to You
Editors Note: The following is the first post for our Mother’s Day series, written by adoptive parent, Shannon Johnson to her child’s birthmother. It is all because of you that we get...
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Mother’s Day Series: A Letter to You
Editors Note: The following is a post for our Mother’s Day series, written by adoptive parent, Karen Zgonc, to both of her sons’ birthmothers. To my sons’ birthmothers: It’s simple – without you, I...
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Owning Your Story: I Am A Birthmother
Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post by birthmother, Angela Rushing. Angela Rushing and her birth daughter, Holly I was a young hairdresser from Shreveport, Louisiana, living the dream in...
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Insights From a Birthmother Who Remains Happy & Confident
Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post by birthparent, Michelle Thompson, about her decision to find a family early on in her pregnancy and reasons why some expectant mothers considering adoption...
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