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ADOPTION.COM FORUMS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Vol.1 No. 3 October 2005

Welcome to another issue of ADOPTION.COM FORUMS Monthly, bringing you the best and brightest from the Adoption.com discussion forums every month, and an invitation to join in. The support you have to offer or the story you have to tell may be just what someone else needs to hear.
http://forums.adoption.com

THIS MONTH:
* Announcements
* Chat Schedule
* Featured Forum
* Featured Posts
* Member in the Spotlight
* Favorite Stories of the Month
* Journal Entry
* The Photo Gallery

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Photo Gallery
The photo gallery is working again! You may upload photos to http://photos.adoption.com .

New Forum
There is a new forum for updates and support of Hurricane Katrina Victims. It can be found at http://forums.adoption.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2814 .

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CHAT SCHEDULE

Fost/Adopt - Getting Started, 2nd & 4th Monday, 10 pm EST, with NDN in Hosted room

International Chats, Mondays, 1 pm EST, in the international room

Foster Adopt, Tuesdays, 9 pm EST, with Luv’mall in Hosted room

Adoptees, Wednesdays, 9 pm EST, with mlassi in Hosted room

Adoption Scrapbook and Lifebook, 2nd Wednesday of each month, 9 pm EST, with DianeScraps in Hosted room

International Adoption, Get-together, every Thursday, 9 pm EST

http://chat.adoption.com

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FEATURED FORUM

Birth Parents Trying to Conceive after Placement A forum for the unique issues of birth parents who have had, or are hoping to have, children after the placement of a child.
http://forums.adoption.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1025

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FEATURED POSTS

* International and Domestic Adoption...What's the Scoop?
Individuals share their views on the importance and issues of the two types of adoption.
International and Domestic adoption...what the scoop?

* 'Relapse' to Square 1
Birth parents share the emotions they felt after placing their children for adoption.
"Relapse" to square 1

* Not Even Sure What I’m Posting…
An adoptee shares her concerns with explaining the difference between her birth and adoptive mothers to her son.
Not even sure what I am posting...

* Two languages at once for a child?
A future adoptive father seeks information regarding the possibility of teaching a child two languages at once.
Two languages at once for a child?

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MEMBER IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Vicki H, international adoptive mother

Vicki H lives in Pennsylvania with her husband Kyle, son Alexander, 2 dogs, and 1 cat. Alexander was adopted from Stavropol, Russia in November of 2003.

She found the forums in April 2004, after speaking with another member through a phone conversation set up by her agency. She continues to speak to others regarding Russian adoption. She and her husband look forward to a domestic adoption next year.

Vicki also had a blog in her local newspaper all about her experiences with international adoption and life with her wonderful son. She hopes to write about other experiences with adoption.

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FAVORITE STORIES OF THE MONTH

* Just One of Many Adoptees, sironbhey
I've always known I was adopted, but I don't remember anyone sitting me down and explaining it to me... Just one of many Adoptees

* The Journey to Poop, Puree and Planets, redhedded Due to a non-life altering chronic illness, I had decided long ago that giving birth was not a part of my plans... The journey to poop, puree and planets

* Stopping after Just One...(Or, Errr, Two?), 79Nic If I have a third child, now, it's... well...it seems like it could be almost anticlimactic...
Stopping after just one... (or, errr, two?)

* Allow Me to Introduce Myself, kate1129 After 8 years of primary infertility and 3 miscarriages, we decided we would expand our family through adoption...
Allow me to introduce myself

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JOURNAL ENTRY

Aria, prospective adoptive mother
Aria's Adoption Journal
http://journals.adoption.com/?do=showjournal&j=317

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THE PHOTO GALLERY

Old Tyme Photo
http://photos.adoption.com/showimage...cutoffdate=all

Our Christmas Angel
http://photos.adoption.com/showimage...cutoffdate=all

Lya - Summer 2004
http://photos.adoption.com/showimage...cutoffdate=all


Watch for ADOPTION.COM FORUMS MONTHLY each month and remember: the post that makes a difference in someone's life could be yours.


'Til next month
The ADOPTION.COM Forums Team