Birthmothers often wonder, how and when do I tell a new boyfriend that I placed a baby for adoption? There is really no right or wrong answer to this question because, as we all know, we are so different that what is right in one situation could be wrong in another. But, what most birthparents […]
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This great group of women are the best of the best! Their job at Act of Love Adoptions is Birthparent Coordinator, but they become much more to the birthparents that they work with. Not only do they love and help each other, but they do the same for their clients. Act of Love has so
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Act of Love has been contacted to help find an adoptive family for a baby girl that is due the middle of September. Birthmom, J, reports that she is African American and the birthfather is African American. J would like an open adoption and would like to select and meet the adoptive family. She would
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Act of Love is excited that seven of its adoptive parents have been placed in the last eight days! It’s been a busy week at Act of Love Adoptions and we are thrilled for the seven families that have welcomed a baby into their home! We have been working around the clock to ensure that
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Act of Love Adoptions is grateful for the freedoms and rights we enjoy as Americans. Our past and present service men and women help to ensure the priveleges we have living in the United States of America. Act of Love is thankful to our birth parents and adoptive families that have served in the armed
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As the late author Steven Covey puts it, one of the seven secrets of highly successful people is to “think win-win”. In a given situation, you can creatively collaborate with each stakeholder so that mutual goals are achieved. The same goes for an open relationship, where the stakeholders are the birthparents, the parents who adopted
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Recently, a young fifteen year old mother called Act of Love. She also sent a text of her beautiful 3 1/2 month old baby girl. As we talked, she recalled her excitement over becoming pregnant, despite the rumors and gossip she encountered at school. As the pregnancy progressed, the father of the baby became less
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Let’s face it. There will always be some kind of conflict among siblings, whether they are siblings by natural birth or adoption. Your children often come with different personalities. They may feel the need to compete for limited family resources. They will bicker and disagree over a variety of subjects – bathroom time or the
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Many birthmothers and birthparents that have placed a baby for adoption, find themselves pregnant again with an unplanned situation. This can cause feelings of disappointment with themselves, embarrassment and sadness. Wondering what to do the second or third time around can cause a great deal of anxiety for a birthparent. As they contemplate what they
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Please take this opportunity to learn more about the documentary film “Closure”. This touching and inspiring film follows an adopted woman who sets out to find her birth family. Brian Tucker shares how honored he is to be able to document the journey that his wife took in finding her birth family. The film shows
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