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Home / Blog / Birth Parent Reflections

A Very Foster Christmas and an Adoptive New Year

November 11, 2018 by Staff Contributor

A picture of a street with holiday decorations and the words "A Very Foster Christmas and an Adoptive New Year, Dec 8 4 PM"

Joyful Noize Productions is putting together a show celebrating the foster/adoption community and YOU are the stars. They have an open call for story tellers who want to share their first-person foster or adoption story—these can be foster/adopted youth, grown up youth, siblings, parents, and kinship folks. As a story teller, you will tell your

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Adoptive Family Stories, Birth Parent Reflections, Events, Foster Care, Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News

Feels Like Home | A Birth Mother’s Story

May 1, 2018 by Guest Contributor

A picture of Adrienne with her arm draped over her daughter Nora at the age of 4. They both smile at the camera.

From the moment I found out I was pregnant, I knew I was going to do adoption. But the path was not as straight-forward as I first expected. My daughter’s birth father was involved and supportive of the adoption. But this was the first time in our relationship that he was supportive for the right

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Filed Under: Birth Parent Reflections, Infant Adoption, News

A Letter from My Birth Parents

December 18, 2017 by Guest Contributor

The following is an excerpt from How Did You Find Me, a sweet story about love lost and found again. Crossing over decades, the book weaves together the narratives of an adopted woman, her birth mother and birth father, highlighting how the adoption affected each of them and their relationships over the years. Though the narratives

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Birth Parent Reflections, Infant Adoption, News, Reunion

Adoption: Recognizing the loss for all of us

August 15, 2017 by Lisa Qualls

A birth mother and adoptive mother hold hands as they empathize with each other over their sense of loss.

I witnessed something unexpected this weekend—a swirl of pain in a normally safe place. A group devoted to conversations about parenting adopted/foster children with connection, a group teaching and supporting the methods developed by my friend, Dr. Karyn Purvis, became a place of debate, contention, and pain. As I watched the conversation unfold, much of

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Birth Parent Reflections, Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News

For the Love of a First Mom (Birth Mom)

July 28, 2017 by Lisa Qualls

Lisa's son stands with his hand on his mother's dress and looking to the left. He is of African descent and dressed in a tie, vest and button up shirt. Photo credit Kara Pennington Photography.

Last Friday my son arrived home from school with a friend. He opened the front door, calling out, “Hi, Mom!” Turning to his friend, he added, “Dude, I have two moms. That means I have eight grandparents.” His friend casually replied, “Yeah, I know,” as they dropped their backpacks in the middle of the entryway

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Birth Parent Reflections, Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News

Olivia is One: Life after placement

July 6, 2017 by Andrea

A birth mother sits outside with her back to the camera as she reflects on the sorrow and joy she's experienced in the last year.

I am behind as Olivia is almost 13 months old but I finally feel OK to talk about this milestone without bawling… I was SO SO fortunate to celebrate Olivia’s birthday, smash cake included. It was a day better than I hoped for. I got Olivia a necklace that matched rings Amy and I have.

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Filed Under: Birth Parent Reflections, Infant Adoption, News

I found a reason for living, found a reason to love again

March 7, 2017 by Andrea

A close up shot of the foot of an infant who was adopted as she is at the doctors office. The rest of her body is visible but blurred in the background.

Today I was blessed with the privilege of going to Olivia’s 4-month doctors appointment! It was an amazing experience. The doctor said she will be a little one, but she is way ahead developmentally. That makes me so very proud. She’s only 4 months old and rolls over on her own and rolls back to

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Filed Under: Birth Parent Reflections, Infant Adoption, News

A Birth Mother’s Experience: The Holidays and Open Adoption

December 24, 2016 by Andrea

A birth mother holds her daughter in front of the Christmas tree.

The holiday time is finally upon us and I’m excited/dreading it. Last year was so different for me. I was pregnant and seemingly alone. I had very little support once some of my family members found out I chose not only adoption but open adoption. (We had that lovely debate on Thanksgiving.) Birth dad wasn’t

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Filed Under: Birth Parent Reflections, Infant Adoption, News

Open Auditions | Wonderlust Productions Adoption Play

May 3, 2016 by Staff Contributor

An empty stool on a stage for auditions to perform in a play about adoption. Photo via Flickr Eyebidem.

Wonderlust Productions is pleased to invite members of the adoption community to audition for a new play based on the experiences of people in Minnesota affected by adoption. The play is a fictional story that blends together elements from the real stories gathered from over 200 people in Minnesota affected by adoption. It takes place at an

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Adoptive Family Stories, Birth Parent Reflections, Events, News

The Playbook

December 30, 2015 by Guest Contributor

An image of a play sketched out for football.

A birth mother and adoptive mother reflects on adoption reunion There are playbooks for all sports, directions for electronics, assembly instructions for putting together furniture and even instructions on how to use shampoo. During my journey as a birth mother and then an adoptive mom, I have seen so many books and articles about how to

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Birth Parent Reflections, News, Reunion

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