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Book Review: A Man and his Mother

by Pam Connell

10 May 2009 08:05 AM

A Man and His Mother: An Adopted Son's Search is written by Tim Green. Football fans may recognize that name-Green has played with the Atlanta Falcons and Syracuse University, and been a commentator for Fox Sports News. Green is also a published author, and this memoir is very personal.

Preparing for and Processing a Reunion: Expectations and Emotions

by Pam Connell

25 Apr 2009 12:09 AM

My last blogs talked about children's experience of open adoption and possible advantages of a meeting between the child and birth family members.

Advantages of Reunion with Birth Family for Child and Teen Adoptees

by Pam Connell

16 Apr 2009 06:01 PM

Many adoptive parents tell their children that they will help them search for their birthparents when they turn eighteen. However, more and more adoptive parents are reaching out to their children's birth families earlier.

Making Contact: Setting Comfortable Limits with Our Child's Adopted Siblings' Families

by Melissa J

18 Dec 2006 02:20 AM

One of my fears in preparing to meet my either of my sons' siblings or adoptive families was what if they're hopes for the degree of contact differs greatly from ours? I thought quite a bit about this and played out different scenarios in my mind.

Meeting Birth Siblings

by Melissa J

09 Sep 2006 11:06 PM

I'm struck with awe every time I meet a sibling of one of my boys'. When I get ready to meet one for the first time, I expect to see this strong resemblance between them and my child.

The Reunion - Someone Like Me

by Nicole Humphrey

19 Aug 2006 06:40 AM

I have spent my entire life wishing there was someone like me. I knew at a young age I was different. I cannot explain in every way how I was different, but I knew I was. All I wanted was someone else who could understand me, because my family certainly didn't. I wasn't like them at all.

The Reunion - A Mother Finally Holds Her Baby Girl

by Nicole Humphrey

18 Aug 2006 07:03 AM

When our eyes locked, it was amazing. It was like an electric energy was coursing through me, and I realized that I was honestly looking at the person who gave me life. If it wasn't for her, I would not be here today.

The Reunion - Anticipation

by Nicole Humphrey

17 Aug 2006 07:24 AM

The anticipation leading up to the face to face reunion was the most incredible, amazing feeling I'd ever known. I had no clue how anxious I'd be. And how nervous I was not. I thought for sure I'd be terrified, but I wasn't worried about any of that.

The Reunion of Mother and Child: How It Began

by Nicole Humphrey

16 Aug 2006 07:33 AM

I shared my search story, and I know I left a lot out. It was a long process, and one I wish to never repeat. The emotions associated with a search are incredible, and not necessarily in a good way.

My Children Met Their Biological Grandparents.

by Anna Glendenning

02 Apr 2006 09:33 AM

Adoption Reunions were hardly heard of before the early 1980's when the talk show hosts started putting biological families back together in front of a live studio audience, broad-casted at 4:00 p.m. coast-to-coast. There was no bigger leader in the reunion shows then Oprah.



Recent Blog Comments
 
ttstevens says...

"We met my son's halmoni (Korean grandmother) this past April on a trip to Korea."

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