August 12, 2015

Adoption News Roundup

Happy Thursday!

The week is almost over, thank goodness. We are more than looking forward to the weekend. To celebrate, here’s some reading material to take you through to Friday at 5 :).

Thanks to Adoptive Families for this awesome handout about adoption, which is designed to be given to your child’s classmates at school. There is so much great information here, ideal for explaining adoption to parents and students who aren’t as familiar. What a simple, easy, helpful, and proactive way to share knowledge and connect your child with their peers.

So inspiring. 18 photos and six very important facts that could change your perspective on adopting from foster care.

This parent shares an important story about what it was like to experience their child’s birth culture. “We know that we can provide him with the stability and love of a family (something he doesn’t have now), but our trip made us see that he will be leaving behind many beautiful things. This realization was humbling.”

A guest writer on Kristen Howerton’s Rage Against the Minivan shares her story about why she chooses to love her child’s birth mother, and the open adoption they share. “I also find it crazy, that in a world where people are either super concerned about the rights of the unborn, or the rights of a woman to choose, that we find, when a woman has made the choice, for whatever reason, to have her child become a part of another family, she should just swallow, pack up her hospital bags, and move on with her life.”

What is it like to realize your own capacity for unconditional love?

This now 18 year-old goes through a timeline of his life, sharing thoughts on what it felt like to be the brother of an adopted sister. From ages 5-15, his musings are sweet, honest, and shine light on a very important relationship: that of an adoptee and their sibling.