by adoptforlife | Aug 14, 2018 | adoption journey, adoption wait
Dear Mardie, I’m just going to be honest here, I don’t feel like this adoption will ever happen. It feels like too much work and we just feel lost, like we are not sure what to do first. Do other people feel like this? Or am I just a ‘Debbie Downer’? First...
by adoptforlife | Aug 7, 2018 | adoption networking
“How do we find a birth mother?” is one of the questions we hear the most from families when they are considering pursuing an independent adoption. That’s why we spent so much time on the Networking and Advertising lesson of Adoption For Life. We...
by adoptforlife | Jul 31, 2018 | adoption networking
A number of our adoptive parents are currently matched with birth mothers that they located through Facebook pages and Facebook ads. A number of them have submitted some words of encouragement to their coordinator that we asked if we could share with all of our...
by adoptforlife | Jul 24, 2018 | adoption journey
During the adoption journey, some adoptive parents find that they need additional help to work through some of the emotions that arise. Seeking help from a licensed counselor can be an invaluable tool in learning ways of coping, reacting, or addressing some of the...
by adoptforlife | Jul 17, 2018 | adoption match, birth fathers, birth mothers
Dear Mardie, We are talking to a potential birth mother but she said that the father of the baby wants his mother to raise the baby. The birth mother does not agree with this. Is this a situation we should move forward with? First and foremost, always remember...
