Everything you ever wanted to know about Open Adoption.... and weren’t afraid to ask : )
What is an open adoption?
An open adoption is that the child has the potential of developing a one-on-one relationship with their birth family. It is not about the adoptive parents bestowing birthparents with the privilege of contact, nor is it about birthparents merely being available to provide information over the years.
Direct contact, in the form of letters, phone calls and visits between the birth family and the child, along with the chosen family and the extended families are essential if they are to establish a true open relationship.
Yes... the questions below are some of the ones we asked each other and ones that people have asked us:
Can the birth parents ever get her back?
Can’t you have kids on your own?
What will you tell the child about me? About his birthfather?
Was open adoption your first choice?
Is it selfish to consider adoption?
What are your religious beliefs? Maybe it wasn’t meant to be...
What type of contact do you have now with each other and how often?
Why do you want to adopt a baby?
Why didn’t you go to Europe or overseas?
What do your families think about you adopting a baby?
Did you not want to have a baby because you thought you would get fat?
Will you tell the Deanna that she is adopted? When and how?
Do you regret your decision to place Deanna for adoption?
Don’t you think you will get pregnant now since you adopted?
Will you try and adopt others?
Has she ever met anyone else in the birth parents family?
