Open Adoption Stories

SUMMER 2009
"All the Love in the World"
An IAC client writes, "As we continue to spend more time with our beautiful son Kyle we often think of the wonderful two people who brought him into this world along with all of the caring staff at the IAC who made our connection possible. Our first two years as a family have been fantastic! Kyle is a very happy, affectionate and healthy little boy. And, our visit with his birthparents last summer was the highlight of 2008!..."
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SPRING 2009
"Birthmother Stereotypes"
This feature section strings us through the stereotypes adoptive families and birthparents have to live with still, on a daily basis. First, we’ll hear from IAC adoptive parents whose unique or shared experiences shed light on the public mind as it relates to adoption. Hopefully their words will help bring more clarity and prepare us for encounters to come. The articles that follow will illustrate birthparent stereotypes and discoveries...
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WINTER 2009
"Gay and Lesbian Couples Parenting Opposite Sex Children"
Sometimes an IAC policy has completely unintended consequences. For example, IAC has a policy that does not allow adoptive parents to choose the sex of the child they adopt. This is to ensure that no baby is rejected at birth, or before, because they are the wrong sex. Birthparents are already dealing with so much that we don’t want to add the burden of worry about whether their baby is the right or wrong sex...
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