Placements Stories

Adoptive Family Education & Agency Trust

Ethical agencies acknowledge that unethical adoptions happen elsewhere in the industry, rather than pretending the problem doesn’t exist, and they don...

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Recent Placement–“So you’ve decided to give the baby up?”

Here are some wonderful books about adoption for children:

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Choosing a Family. How Josephine Made Her Adoption Plan

She locked the Florida hotel room and called the adoption agency in Gainesville. The first peace she'd felt.

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Recent Adoption--Family Profile Was a Focus

What makes an adoption family profile work? A birth mother in Florida chose them within 12 hours. What made their profile different.

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Understanding Adoption After 84 Years

An 84-year-old adoptee, changed how Sayoko thought about waiting. A real Florida open adoption story about what it means to have been chosen.

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Airport Security allowed the potential mother to leave

Sayoko was at the airport when the call came: the birth mother was having second thoughts. A real Florida open adoption story.

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Six months pregnant before she knew

"I Need Help Today for this Pregnancy,"

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Two Women Love a Baby. They Care About One Another

The Orlando birth mother struggled with her decision. But when the two women met, she knew they would be forever mothers and friends.

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Recent Placement--Stork Situation

Recent Placement--Stork Situation

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Utah Adoption Stories: Real Birth Mothers, Real Families

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Is Transracial Adoption Right For You?

Transracial adoption is beautiful and hard. Here's the honest question every prospective adoptive parent needs to answer.

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Cultural Identity in Transracial Adoption

Saying I don't see color erases part of your child. How to actively honor your child's cultural identity in transracial adoption.

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