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ADOPTION SHOWER???? ?

we are adopting 4 children and it will be final this month. i want to have a family and friends get together. the kids already know most of them, but i want to celebrate. i dont know what to do, i ...

Question for Adoptees Do You Feel Like a Commodity?

With all the money changing hands in the guise of 'expenses' (snort) don't you think this commodifies children?
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Does anyone else find Angelina's ads for her new movie ironic?

I am particularly offended by her impassioned plea from the ad where she says, "I want MY son back!!" since I lost a son to adoption. I just find this selection odd considering her history ...

What are you hoping to get from participating in the Adoption Forum here?

I am here because I am interested in the perspectives of first moms and other adoptees in my journey to understanding myself and my past a little better. I'm interested in Q and A about ...

How do you tell a child their first mother loved them, when you don't believe they do?

My daughter (3) was playing dollies today and she sometimes will play with 2 mommy dollies. Well she basically forced her little brother (2) to play (he doesn't mind as he's at a phase ...

Can a mature adopted daughter be taken out of a parents will? She has gone to prison for selling drugs and?

has always been rebellious. Adopted parents have helped her and been merciful time after time.

They have had to raise her two children from two different dads (not in the picture) ...

When adopting can you change the childs name?

My wife and I want to adopt our next baby and will start the classes and home study in the fall. We have been looking at our county website of children( because we are going to do foster to adopt we ...

APS-If you died would you give your adopted kid to their real parents or more of your relatives?

would you ever give your adopted kids back to their people if you and your significant other died or would you pass these kids on to other adoptive relitives of yours?...

Abortion vs. adoption...?

Okay, so I've read people saying adoption is the worse choice...why?
Abortion is killing the baby in the opinion of many. Nobody really benefits, just a life is lost.
Adoption, ...

Why is coercion by adoptees with bad childhoods accepted in here?

Some adoptees with bad childhoods try to convince possible adopters to do something they may not have wanted to do... like do guardianship instead or adopt abused children in foster care when they ...

The adoptees that are unhappy with life...?

would you have rather not known that you were adopted? or would it not have made a difference?
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yes, i agree that they should be told too, but so many adoptees on here ...

Right To Privacy OR The Right to know?

Hi everyone!
I have a question and I would like your viewpoints if you feel lead.

I am beginning to embark once again on a Search for my First Mothers family!
Long Story Short:<...

My husband and just found out...?

that we are unable to have children. Do you think that we should try and adopt or learn to live a life with out children? We are both only children so this also leaves both of our parents with out ...

Can a mother adopt another child if she gave her first child up years ago?

If a mother gave up her parental rights over 11 years ago to her one and only child (who is now an adult), and wanted to adopt another child in the future, can she?
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If ...

Spelling and grammar test/home study?

Do you think if a test that included these subjects were a part of an adoption home study many PAPs would be approved to be parents?

Just wondering. I see so many 'well educated'...

Adopted?!?!?!?!?

My parents just told me I was adopted. I didnt know why they decided to tell me when i was 12! They should have told me when i was 8 or something. They said i was from Hawaii. I am really mad and ...

If someone gives up parental rights are they still to pay child support? (Ohio)?

For a 17 year ...

How would you respond to this?

I found myself getting into an argument this weekend with a family member about how my husband and I would be handling things when we do have a placement. She had made a comment about rushing over ...

Is it less difficult to adopt a biracial infant then, say, a caucasion infant?

Interracial couple considering adoption. African american wife, caucasion ...

Can you get paid for giving a baby up for adoption?

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You people are so quick to throw stones. I never said I was prego. I wouldn't think of getting prego just to get a paycheck. It was more or less a question ...

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cottonlily84	Is it wrong to want biological and adopted children? Ok, "wrong" isn't really the right word...my husband and I have been TTC for almost 7 years. We've done some infertility treatments but have not tried IVF yet. I've always w... Read More	Anwers (16)
adopted mum	Adoption question - why is my son telling me "I miss my mummy". Can he really "remember"? Hi, this question is for adoptees and I would appriciated if non-adoptees do not answer. I adopted my son at 7 weeks old from the orphanage. My son recently started to say "I miss my mummy...my r... Read More	Anwers (9)
Frances	Why so much negativity about adopting? We have 1 sweet little boy and are looking into expanding the family. Why so much negativity towards adopting on yahoo answers? I'd like to hear from an adult adoptee or teenage adoptee to who wa... Read More	Anwers (17)
Selma	Does the phrase "open to" make you want to hurl? I hear people talking about what kind of kid they're "open to" adopting, and it just makes me want to vomit all over them. They're children. Human beings. They don't come i... Read More	Anwers (12)
armywf929	Can the birth mother take the baby after 34 days? Hello, My husband and I are in the process of adopting a newborn baby boy. He has been at home with us for 34 days, we have full legal and physical custody. This is a closed adoption due to the fact t... Read More	Anwers (11)
Mychildren'smom	Has your Yahoo answers been acting up the last two days? For the last two days when I click on certain things my computer tells me that I can't open that page. I am not having any trouble with any other web site. Has anyone else been having these probl... Read More	Anwers (9)
â™ª Rachel - Applehead â™«	I had a very long dream about a reunion with my mother, what's this telling me? My biological grandfather has just recently asked me if I would like to me her as she is particularly well at the moment (she is mentally ill). I said I would think about it but feel that I would lik... Read More	Anwers (9)
tickled blue	International Adoption...the Bridget McCain story? Hi. This is not about politics....so please do not talk about who you are voting for or anything related to the election. Thanks. Bridget was adopted by the McCains as a young child in Bang... Read More	Anwers (7)
Opedial	Do you think there is any need for a support group for Adoptive Parents? I saw someone's question on support group for adoption and I thinik it is a good idea for children. (adoptees). I wondered if the same model might apply to adoptive parents, and how. ... Read More	Anwers (13)
Bee	Looking for my brother who was put up for adoption when he was 6-8 months old? When my brother was 6-8 months old my mother had put him up for adoption, he was born may 11 1988, Im looking for him ive never met him but it would be nice to finally meet him. We are canadian. His b... Read More	Anwers (2)
Tonia	Why do some think it's a perspective adoptive parents' responsibility to...? ...throw money at disadvantaged mothers who chose adoption for their children, instead of adopting children whose parent's have already relinquished their parental rights? http://answe... Read More	Anwers (10)
sweetjane	Foster to adopt AP's? Hi. Our foster child is coming up for his TPR hearing this month. Our family wants to be there, but we are NOT allowing that because of the history and background of our child, his half-sibling, and h... Read More	Anwers (6)
Tifferkins	Getting adoption info: A LAWYER? I asked a question earlier about whether I should call the agency or the court...well I chose the court. Babbled like an idiot about why I was calling...wondering how I could go about getting the info... Read More	Anwers (5)
.	Adoptees that have had children? This is aimed a little more to those who have no conscious memory of their natural parents until later in life. I am not trying to leave anyone out, but people close to the same situation I was in wou... Read More	Anwers (10)
tish_part deux	should pregnant women considering adoption have access to the medical and psychological histories of paps? (paps= potential adoptive parents). i know that the agency requests this information; yet, shouldn't a woman who is considering making an adoption plan likewise have this information? ... Read More	Anwers (12)
Samantha	How do I adopt an elder. ? With the failing economy I hear more and more about elderly people becoming homeless, and it makes me sad. My good friend would like to adopt a homeless elderly person and provide the a good, safe hom... Read More	Anwers (8)
7rin	Why is adoption still legal #2? Why is abandoning ones kid to adoption still legal when it's been proven time and again that it's horrifically traumatising for the child? http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/babie... Read More	Anwers (23)
tish_part deux	for those who believe all "birthmothers" willingly give up their babies...? please read this: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100804031806AAKJMvX unfortunately, this is more common than you think. so when a-parents are reading about "t... Read More	Anwers (7)
Just a Mom	What do you think he's feeling? I am sitting here watching the youngest brother of my adopted children sleep and my mind is racing. His mother died almost 2 weeks ago and we have been caring for him since (his dad will start having... Read More	Anwers (7)
Erin L	Adoptive parents - How do you respond to other adoptive parents completely unrealistic expectations? On a group for adoptive parents that I'm on, there's a family who recently adopted their child (internationally). They were told when they got the referral for their child that the child had... Read More	Anwers (8)
Sunny	Just a "pinch of grief"? Really? According to this give us your baby site, giving your child up for adoption will cause just a "pinch" of grief. http://www.iwasthinkingaboutadoption.com/images/recipe.pdf <... Read More	Anwers (16)
Bluebeard's Wife	What do you think of this custody battle between a father and the state/an adoptive couple? "When Wyatt arrived at the hospital that morning of Feb. 11, 2009, he got the shock of his 20-year-old life: Administrators insisted that no such baby was there -- and no such mother. ... Read More	Anwers (8)
bob	What's the best way to explain adoption to a child? How do you explain to a child that he/she is adopted in a way that doesn't make it a negative thing? My feeling is that it's best to start as young as possible in a way that the child can u... Read More	Anwers (20)
Daze	I am a British Born Chinese and want to adopt from China. How do I start? My OH and I wanted to adopt from the UK, but were told we probably couldn't as there aren't many mixed-race white/Chinese children 'available'. I said we would be happy with a whit... Read More	Anwers (6)
I â™¥ old VW's	Looking for adoptee born July 27th, 1983.? I know this is a long shot but I'm looking for a male adoptee who was born on July 27th 1983 in Wheeling, WV. His birth name was Justin Michael. I've looked (and registered) at s... Read More	Anwers (3)
Tonia	Why is "adoption a preventable disorder?"? Additional Details See one of the answerer's source remarks in the following question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AngLiQc8lBW6y28SS9Vdccxq.Bd.;_ylv=3?qi... Read More	Anwers (24)
gypsywinter	For adoptive parents in regards to Open Records for adult adoptees? namely a copy of their original birth certificate.. How many aparents here are for or against Open Records? If you are an aparent that is for Open Records....what have you done to help the a... Read More	Anwers (12)
Lori A	Did you get to read this question? Thank you y/a for reinstating this question and ALL of it's answers. I feel this is an important question and I appriciate all the participants for taking the time to post their respo... Read More	Anwers (10)
Kazi	What do you do when your child's first family member betrays your trust? I don't know if anyone remembers my son's story, but he was placed in care at 2 months old due to abuse at the hands of his first mother. His grandmother had the opportunity to adopt him, bu... Read More	Anwers (16)
rock	Family medical history? Is there a website that I can find a form to fill out with my family medical history? Something that might be used in an adoption situation for the child in the future. Additional Details	Anwers (4)