It has been said that adoption is more like a marriage than a birth: Two or more individuals, each with their own mix of needs, patterns, and genetic history, coming together with love, hope, and commitment for a joint future. You become a family not because you share the same genes, but because you share love for each other.
All of our birth families have placed their children for adoption because they love them! We love our birth families and consider them family! Four of our five adoptions are EXTREMELY open. We love it! We care for our birth families and enjoy sharing as much as they want...with them. We took a special trip to Hawaii for our boys to meet their birth families. We plan on arranging a special trip for C and D in a couple of years so that they can meet their birth families. We talk to the birth families on the phone often, and through email. We also send lots of pictures and letters. We love them so much.
E’s parents have chosen to have a closed adoption. They did set up an email account in her name. We send updates to it along with pictures. We don’t know if we will ever hear back from them, but we are grateful for the opportunity to pass on information to them. As all of our birth families…they are such wonderful, dear people!
We set up a family blog that would enable you to follow our lives too. It is in the beginning stages. This will serve as a great way to see all the many fun, wonderful, and crazy moments in our lives.
If an adoption plan is made, we will be honored to respect your level of openness whatever that
might be.
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