The Death of Edward Hirsch’s Son
The adoption of a baby boy The death of Edward Hirsch’s son has inspired a book length elegy. The article, “Finding the Words,” in the August 4th issue of The…
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The adoption of a baby boy The death of Edward Hirsch’s son has inspired a book length elegy. The article, “Finding the Words,” in the August 4th issue of The…
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Izzie in Kate Atkinson’s “Life After Life” The baby would be adopted as swiftly as possible. “A respectable German couple, unable to have their own child,” Adelaide said. Sylvie tried to imagine…
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Adoptive parents are educated! “Adopted children are more likely to live in educated homes,” the headline says. The news has been making the rounds in publications large and small. Adoptive parents…
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Post Adoption Contact I was not entirely sure how to initiate my first contact with my son. As a regular attendee of the monthly Concerned United Birthparents meetings, I picked…
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This weekend, in a special promotion, you can get a free book, “Saying Goodbye” ( Kindle edition) on Amazon. It’s a collection of true stories about how we say goodbye…
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Rhode Island Adoptees Win! Rhode Island Adoptees have won the right to access their original birth certificates! And isn’t it cool that the Rhode Island flag says, “Hope?” It’s…
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Sign to unseal records! Birthparents can now sign a petition to unseal adoption records. I joined American Adoption Congress recently and saw their call to action asking for birthparents to…
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Why open records? Open records are a crucial part of adoptee rights. As as 17-year-old about to place a child for adoption, I wondered exactly what was meant by…
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The movie On Saturday night I saw the movie, Never Let Me Go. Adapted from the Kazuo Ishiguro novel of the same name, the film opens in an alternative…
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Illustration from Alice in Wonderland by Sir John Tenniel Through the rabbit hole I’ve been lurking around over at Birth Mother, First Mother Forum. Their blog has 117 followers. I’ve…
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Sealed records for adoptees is one of our most poignant examples of the lack of political progress in our current times. I’ve been thinking a lot about social progress vs….
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