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About This Community
Whether you've adopted, are considering adopting, are an adoptee or birthparent who has placed a child for adoption, please join us. Adding to your family through adoption is a loving and wonderful choice. It can also be confusing, challenging and trying. There are resources to help you navigate the process.

NOTE: Please do not use this board to post solicitations to adopt.

Your Community Leader: cl-troynkel (what's a CL?)

The Adoption Option

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Adoption Talk
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Member Icon Single parenting adoption advice hotcarmel12 1 new  11:52 am 
Pollyanna vs. Debbie Downer plummysmom 5 new  11:14 am 
praying for layoffs with unemployment  jcs_dna 3 new  10:33 am 
We have a MATCH! imadiesmom 28 new  Nov-6 
This just in! contains an attachment t_istta 30 new  Nov-5 
I met Jen, DH and Sofia this morning! contains an attachment t_istta 7 new  Nov-5 
Member Icon Phone call tonite w/ potential situation imadiesmom 15 new  Nov-4 
Member Icon Adoption books for Birthmoms ladybuggurl18 7 new  Nov-4 
Adoption Benefits contains an attachment mom_cwhitneyc 3 new  Nov-4 
Now that we're matched... contains an attachment s_lovee 12 new  Nov-4 
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Celebrations & Milestones
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Got info - meds, pic...fingers crossed! guinnessandkillian 3 new  10:58 am 
Member Icon Jorja - how'd work go?  cl-troynkel 2 new  8:30 am 
Member Icon Happy Bday to Dulcie-Ruth! contains an attachment cl-troynkel 7 new  Nov-6 
Member Icon ** Important/significant dates? ** 11/8 cl-troynkel 1 new  Nov-5 
Member Icon ** Important/significant dates? ** 11/1 cl-troynkel 7 new  Nov-5 
News! It's (probably) girls! YES, girls! guinnessandkillian 19 new  Nov-3 
Member Icon Everything is SET! shaddy45 19 new  Nov-2 
Member Icon Happy Bday to Adrienne! cl-troynkel 2 new  Nov-2 
Member Icon ** Important/significant dates? ** 10/25 cl-troynkel 5 new  Oct-29 
Got the approval letter! liz_lilac 10 new  Oct-28 
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Adoption Blues
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Need a pep talk :( adriennemarie1234 15 new  Nov-1 
Member Icon Need input. Sis. signed baby over christy84065 4 new  Oct-30 
Member Icon advice/support karianne12 14 new  Oct-27 
Anyone else feel checked-out waiting? guinnessandkillian 11 new  Oct-26 
MIL brought me to tears...  shaddy45 17 new  Oct-24 
Did I overreact? liz_lilac 7 new  Oct-20 
tired of the insensitive comments contains an attachment ayonnas_mom 15 new  Oct-16 
Two NOs, One MAYBE prgal2001 7 new  Oct-15 
Member Icon We didn't get picked.  adriennemarie1234 19 new  Oct-13 
Member Icon Parents adopting a child ka2419 4 new  Oct-11 
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QOTW, Games & Polls
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Member Icon How will you CELEBRATE National Adopt... this is a poll jamesandtiffanyadopt 1 new  Nov-3 
Sampling Opportunity from iVillage! cmkellie 1 new  Oct-20 
Better than Starbucks! cmkellie 1  Oct-6 
Has your horoscope ever come true? cmkellie 1  Sep-30 
Member Icon Do you know about iVillage's daily di... this is a poll cmkellie 3  Sep-24 
Why do you think women are ready first? liz_lilac 10  Sep-21 
Member Icon STATUS UPDATE? ladies in waiting ...  cl-troynkel 27  Sep-7 
Member Icon Q: The high cost of healthcare? cmkellie 2  Aug-20 
Ladies in Waiting...siggie needed? contains an attachment plummysmom 11  Aug-19 
Who has military connections? My brot... this is a poll jamesandtiffanyadopt 4  Aug-12 
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Social Services Adoptions
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Member Icon Long over due Update.. msriede 5 new  Oct-20 
WA State rackogirl 3 new  Oct-20 
Member Icon update on us msriede 2 new of 5  Oct-19 
Member Icon Red tape snags with social services? indigoaria 5  Oct-9 
Survived 1st court date hope2bmom2009 14  Oct-2 
Member Icon Foster to adopt question msriede 10  Sep-10 
recieved 1st placement danae80 9  Sep-3 
Member Icon Surprised by DFPS prouddeputieswife 4  Aug-21 
DFPS let me down! prouddeputieswife 2  Aug-14 
Member Icon Adopting an infant through foster care? s_lovee 8  Aug-14 
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Adoptive Parenting
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The sickies have hit our house, H1N1?? adriennemarie1234 8 new  Nov-5 
Member Icon Saving Stuff jamesandtiffanyadopt 6 new  Nov-2 
very upset with portrait studio (x-post) jcs_dna 8 new  Nov-2 
Letters/Updates/More questions... jamesandtiffanyadopt 16 new  Nov-2 
Need advice Sister signed rights away christy84065 3 new  Oct-29 
Member Icon help: diaper area issue jcs_dna 11 new  Oct-28 
Member Icon Birthmom letter writing time again tootamaki 3 new  Oct-23 
Member Icon Full Heart, Full Circle jamesandtiffanyadopt 16 new  Oct-21 
Dear middle aged white women, so_blessed_777 3 new of 18  Oct-15 
Pee Wee Soccer  babybridges424 4 new  Oct-13 
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Considering Adoption
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Not sure if I belong here yet... stillinlove1208 5 new  Oct-26 
New to all this... ladybuggurl18 1 new  Oct-23 
Anyone ever heard of????????????? trouble08 7 new  Oct-17 
Not sure where/how to start pepperth 5 new  Oct-16 
questions about adoption sarahb1600 3  Oct-6 
Member Icon Introducing myself...I'm brand new!!! bettyboopchick 8  Sep-25 
I'm new here too! mystique1202 8  Sep-25 
Member Icon New Here babyonmymind2008 4  Sep-25 
I'm new, but the idea is not amberloo478 5  Sep-25 
Tips/ Tricks (calling exprnc'd boardies) plummysmom 11  Sep-17 
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Adult Adoptees & Birthparents
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Samuel and Emilyne's costumes contains an attachment sahra-lynn 4 new  Nov-4 
some strange news.. contains an attachment sarah_lindsey 6 new  Oct-30 
Member Icon First Mother or Birth Mother? cans25 26 new  Oct-27 
arguments against the adoption industry eliza_may 28 new  Oct-23 
Member Icon UGH! tinkerbellcm2 6 new  Oct-22 
power and powerlessness eliza_may 12 new  Oct-14 
Birthmother ISO birthdaughter 04/27/84 crubolin 3 new  Oct-12 
one of those eerie coincidences eliza_may 9  Oct-9 
Member Icon FB imshooshy 1  Oct-5 
Member Icon it didn't :( sahra-lynn 14  Sep-24 
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Off-Topic Chit Chat
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Member Icon My Update...(not good) carlsmom2004 6 new  10:56 am 
Member Icon Made my own siggie!! adriennemarie1234 5 new  Nov-4 
Member Icon imshooshy (Karen) jbtalt6 1 new  Nov-3 
Member Icon CrAzY Halloween Wedding!!!! (long) cl-troynkel 14 new  Nov-2 
How was everyone's Halloween? Pics?? contains an attachment adriennemarie1234 4 new  Nov-1 
Member Icon ETSY Addiction! jamesandtiffanyadopt 6 new  Oct-29 
2008 Adoption Board Siggy - Post Here! contains an attachment jamesandtiffanyadopt 26 new  Oct-28 
2009 Adoptions Siggy contains an attachment jamesandtiffanyadopt 12 new  Oct-27 
iVillage Research Participants Needed! cmkellie 1 new  Oct-20 
New Board "Name" blessedinnepal2008 3 new  Oct-18 
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Picture This
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Share your Halloween Pic's contains an attachment jbgattuso2007 14 new  Nov-5 
Member Icon UPDATE: Halloween Wedding Pics! cl-troynkel 4 new  Nov-4 
baby shower pics contains an attachment jcs_dna 7 new  Oct-28 
My florida/disney scrapbook adriennemarie1234 6  Sep-30 
Sharing some pictures of my dogs contains an attachment msriede 4  Sep-16 
Layla is 2 months!  tinkerbellcm2 4  Sep-13 
Jenavieve's long hair! contains an attachment so_blessed_777 11  Sep-11 
Member Icon Emilyne and Samuel contains an attachment sahra-lynn 6  Sep-10 
Levi photo shoot! bourquin99 10  Sep-8 
Member Icon Camping 2009 contains an attachment reangel 9  Sep-2 
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Member Icon Is the woman in the mirror a stranger??? cl-weberdns0 1 new  Nov-6 
Member Icon Green Your Routine Community Challenge cmkellie 1 new  Nov-5 
Member Icon Calling All Christian Families cl-chickofgrace 1 new  Oct-31 
Member Icon Win a spa package valued at $5000! cmkellie 1 new  Oct-27 
ticker test shaddy45 1 new of 3  Oct-22 
Do you have a kiddo born in '02? cl-mamma2three 1  Oct-8 
Member Icon Siggy test blessed34 1  Oct-7 
Going green? Join us tree-huggers! ;) cl-kellie0901 2  Sep-30 
siggy test jcs_dna 7  Sep-27 
siggy test liepolds 5  Sep-24 
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