Birth Parents After Adoption, Mother & Father

I am constantly surprised by how misunderstood the concept of adoption is. A lot of the ideas that the general public has about adoption are based

It has been said that our fathers shape what we think of God. This is probably especially true for those of us in the Judeo-Christian tradition, wh

The thought of never seeing your child again can be truly heartbreaking. Knowing that he or she turned out okay can be a very comforting thing. Wit

Two small children with their mother enter a Baltimore bar only to be sold to complete strangers. The story, outlandish as it sounds, was a terrify

I believe that adoptive parents and waiting families have a special obligation to be adoption advocates. We must raise awareness of the realities,

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With the popularity of websites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe, more and more people have started spitting in a tube and learning about their geneti

Typically when people think of the adoption triad, they think of the adoptive parents, adoptee, and birth mother. But for every birth mother, there

The Globe and Mail “First Person” project features many life stories that are captivating and empowering. For those who have experienced adopti

Megan Cohen is a renaissance woman with many gifts and talents. She is an adoption attorney who was admitted to the bar in January 2010 and was mad

It may have taken a lifetime, but one UK man’s search for his long lost family has finally come to a head. As reported by The Newark Advertiser,

For every woman who places a child for adoption, there is also a man. Regardless of his involvement in the pregnancy and placement, he still exists

Two women greet the warmth of the sunlight as morning approaches. One woman goes to wake her son with a gentle birthday kiss and an everlasting emb

When a woman becomes pregnant, she ultimately has three options: raise her baby, abort her baby, or place her baby for adoption. When I became preg