September 02, 2015

Adoption News Roundup

Happy Wednesday!

Here’s a little hump day reading for you. These are the articles that we’ve been bookmarking this week…

Seven important questions you should ask when you’re deciding to adopt. And yes, one of them requires you to answer this: is adoption something you really, truly want?

Let Congress know how important the Adoption Tax Credit is to you! The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has posted this great action alert, with all the ways you can get in touch and voice your opinion. This is something we should all be doing!

7 things that helped one woman grieve her fertility. A very important, inspiring, must-read article for anyone struggling with the loss, confusion, and the deep range of emotions infertility brings about.

This great article shares tips and helpful thoughts on how to speak with your children about their birth families and origin.

Sandra Bullock’s powerful post online about adoption, a response to critics saying her son is “not her child,” went viral and is very inspiring, leading others to come out and share their stories as well. An excerpt: “I hold my son in my arms and thank God for bringing him to me. If the standard route for creating a family had worked for me, I wouldn’t have met this child. I needed to know him. I needed to be his mother. I know now why all those events happened. Or didn’t happen. So I could meet this little boy. He is, in every way, my son.”

The Possibility Project is a PHENOMENAL organization inspiring and empowering teenagers to create a better world. This program does wonders for kids, changing the lives of anyone who able to join. If you have a Possibility Project organization in your area (Baton Rouge, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Rochester, Cape Town, Israel, New York) take a look!

Do you ever worry, “Could I love a child who doesn’t look like me?” It’s okay if you do, by the way. It’s a concern so many prospective adoptive parents have, but so few feel comfortable opening up about.

Are you a control freak? If so, chances are, the adoption process is going to challenge you a bit. 😉 This fellow control freak shares her tips for getting through the process without going totally crazy.