Adoption Intermediary vs. Licensed Adoption Agency
The Federal Trade Commission recently sent letters to 31 adoption intermediaries warning them against misleading both prospective adoptive parents and expectant parents and engaging in unfair or deceptive practices. But, what is an adoption intermediary? It is a...
Understanding Adoption
You’ve just found out you are pregnant but this wasn’t planned. Now what? If you are not ready or unable to parent a child, then you might be considering placing your baby for adoption. But how does that work? If you have searched the internet for answers to your...
A Circle Of Love
There is no doubt that each young woman, when faced with an unplanned pregnancy, may be experiencing many challenges. Some women do not have jobs, some may not be financially able to parent, some are still in school and still want to be a teenager, some are in a...Birthmother’s Day: A Holiday to Honor Our Sacrifices
Mother’s Day has been something I’ve secretly loathed since placing my daughter for adoption. It can feel like a constant yearly reminder that I don’t have a daughter anymore and can be incredibly painful, not only the day itself, but the weeks...