The words "open adoption" seem terrifying. They did to us anyways. An open adoption? Wouldn't that mean opening our home, giving the birth family a glimpse into our lives and sharing personal information about us? That's not only what we thought, but what so many people perceive about open adoption. Throughout our adoption journey, we read books, and were educated on what an open adoption can look like and the reasoning behind why open adoption is so important. Kevin and I knew going into this that one day a birth mother, and maybe a birth family (birth mom and birth dad) would choose us. She would look at a profile book, and based upon the pictures we included in our profile, and information about ourselves we shared with them; choose us based on just that profile book. Sure they could ask our agency additional questions about us, or want to meet us before making their decision. But the point is, she-birth mom, or they-birth mom and birth dad; they said yes to ...
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