Category Archives: Adoption

Information and success stories on both domestic and international adoption.

It’s Him – Our Adoption Story

DadSquared Son

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It’s Him – Our Adoption Story written by Henry A, a Featured Blogger for Mom at Last Continue reading

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Foster care adoption on the rise in the U.S.

Foster Care in U.S.

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USA (MNN) ― Times have changed in the adoption world, and Buckner International has watched it happen. Since 1984, Buckner has been placing children into adoptive families has seen changes in adoption trends over the years, particularly in the last … Continue reading

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Russian Themed Adoption Shower Ideas

Russian Adoption Shower Invitations

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Do you have a friend growing her family through the adoption of a child from Russia? Would you like to celebrate her joy on the referral of their little Russian “dorogaya” (darling) with an adoption shower themed to their new … Continue reading

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Adopting children in care may soon be made easier

Domestic Adoption

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The government is looking into a system that will make it easier for people to adopt children living in institutions by allowing their natural parents to remain in touch, Family Minister Chris Said has said. The Gozitan minister, who is … Continue reading

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“Adoption” Needs to Become a Buzz Word of America

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Feb. 28 was “Adoption Day” in the Kurlander residence, and we held a celebration to mark the date that our daughter Hannah joined our family. We commemorate the day in 1999, when, after an exhaustive 24 hour trip from New … Continue reading

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The Story of a Dad at Last: A Baby Makes 3

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…and baby makes 3 As many of you know, my Husband and I want to be Fathers. It is a desire that we both share that at the most difficult of times is all consuming. At the best of times … Continue reading

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An Adoption Story: What Might Have Been

An Adoption Story

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FOUR years ago, when I was 24, my mother handed me a case file on myself. I had long known that I was adopted as an infant and that my birth mother had died in a car accident several years … Continue reading

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Mom and Mom – Same-sex couple shares parenthood

Same Sex Parenting

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When Dylan, a shy 2-year-old with a pixie haircut, calls out “mama,” it’s tough to know which parent she means. Michelle Fraker is the only parent listed on her daughter’s birth certificate. But Dylan usually says “mommy” when she means … Continue reading

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Adopted Russian Children in US Maintain Homeland Ties

Adopted from Russia

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Russia may suspend adoptions to U.S. parents over concerns about the treatment of some children. Last year Moscow lifted a previous ban after signing an agreement with the United States to provide safeguards, but Russian officials now say that agreement … Continue reading

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