I feel really lucky that 99% of the people in our lives have been open minded about our adoption experience even when open adoption is a new concept for them. In our current situation, we are laying the foundation for a completely open adoption. This means our child's firstmom will have all our information, we will have hers, and we will all have ongoing contact including in-person visits. Hopefully we will become a family together.
I found this article in Adoptive Families that illustrates an open adoption pretty nicely: Open Adoption Works for Us. It's a first glance at a complex subject but it's worth a read.
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Best of luck to you guys. I'd love for you to check out this short video -- http://www.ahamoment.com/vote/kathy -- about the "aha moment" of a woman who adopted a young girl from an orphanage. It's pretty emotional, and if you like it, click and vote for it and it just might wind up being an aha moment TV commercial. More exposure and awareness of the power of adoption would be nice. The first round of voting ends Oct 15, so vote early and often!
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Good article!
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