There are all kinds of open adoptions. I know several families who’ve adopted and none of them have the same relationship with the birth families. Last week in the post, Birth Family Relationships, I talked about how different contact can look for each family. Connections with birth family can be done through the exchange of…
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Jeremiah’s bio mom is back
Jeremiah is having visits with his bio mom again. I’m sure it all gets a little confusing when you’re not living it day to day. We have been told, “I thought the bio mom’s rights had already been terminated.” That’s not quite the situation. It was discussed, but never came to fruition. Many months ago…
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In the beginning of this case it was so difficult to imagine two people losing their child because of Mental Health issues. I was so sad for J’s bio mom, as I saw how sad she was, and I could also see obvious evidence that she wouldn’t be able to care for a child. But…
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