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Agreeing to an open adoption is agreeing to a relationship. It makes me sad to see that some people see this as a tool to getting an infant.
Open adoption agreements (legally binding in 14 states) are not a ‘tool’ – they are contracts put in place to protect those involved from unethical and morally objectionable actions of the other parties.
I would encourage anyone who is hoping to adopt not to use open adoption as a ‘tool’ to get what you want – but rather, an instrument in building a healthy and flourishing relationship with the biological family of the child you have been entrusted to become the parents of.
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Brandy
Adopted Adult :: Mother :: First Mother :: Wife
I am not defined by a single solitary life event. My life is molded by a collection of events and experiences that have made me who I am today.
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