Miranda and Marie-Louise were colleagues but it was only days before Miranda left to go on adoption leave that they found out that they were both adopting. “It’s that kind of process that you don’t massively talk about because you never know when it’s going to happen, or how, and so you keep it to yourself. It’s not like when you have your birth child and everyone can see you getting bigger and bigger. I remember telling my colleagues two weeks before I left”.
One adoptive parent shares the complexities of integrating with non-adopters and the importance of finding allies
A We Are Family member reflects on dealing with the questioning, curiosity and judgement that families formed through transracial adoption can face.
A We Are Family member shares the positives of early permanence fostering and mother and baby placements, and ultimately how they came to adopt their son.
A We Are Family member shares how being open to help from others has been important on their adoption journey.
A We Are Family member offers an affecting and engaging window into their experience of adopting three siblings five years ago
A member takes us through the many ups and downs on the journey from family finding to matching, introductions and beyond.
It’s National Adoption Week (12th-18th 2020) and we are here to support you.
I had the pleasure of sharing my birthday with you this month, but it was tinged with equal joy and sadness.
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