It's hard to find an honest account of an open adoption that works: one where adoptive parents and birthparents have agreed that they will stay in touch and share the milestones of their child’s life, ...

I have experienced firsthand the courage of two birth mothers who chose my husband and me to raise their babies. We met these pregnant women, as well as the birth fathers and birth grandparents, of ...

If the birth mother is in our lives, my child will be confused as to who their "real" parents are. The adoptive parent takes on the role of mom or dad from the very beginning. Because the birth mother ...

Rachel Cartwright chose open adoption for her two children, maintaining a close bond with them and their adoptive family.

The phone rang. A woman picked up the phone as she prayed with eagerness it was the call she had been waiting for. Nine months of waiting to be exact. “Hello,” she said into the phone. “Hello ma’am.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gina Aparicio, Michael Matt, Judy Matt and Andrew Matt in the Matts’ backyard, June 23, 2018, in Providence, R.I. (Photo: Kayana ...