“Whew! Open adoption is hard. Are you sure we’re ready to do it again?”
It had only been a year since Russell and Jammie adopted a baby boy. Their adoption was an “open adoption,” which means that they still had contact with their son’s biological family. Since they had already gone through the process once before, the emotional aspects of building another open adoption relationship would be much easier, right? Wrong!
The biological parents had separated during the pregnancy, but they began spending a lot of time together once the baby was born. Would they rekindle their relationship? If they do, how would that affect their plan to place this baby girl for adoption? And most importantly, where would that leave Russell and Jammie? This true and inspiring story is such a roller coaster ride of emotions that you would think it was fiction.
It s so important that people understand the beauty of open adoption, the value of transparency, and authentic connections between adoptive parents and birth parents. Not everyone can do this, but Russell does it very well. --Jane Ballback, Adoptive Mother, Publisher and Executive Editor of Adoption Voices Magazine
It had only been a year since Russell and Jammie adopted a baby boy. Their adoption was an “open adoption,” which means that they still had contact with their son’s biological family. Since they had already gone through the process once before, the emotional aspects of building another open adoption relationship would be much easier, right? Wrong!
The biological parents had separated during the pregnancy, but they began spending a lot of time together once the baby was born. Would they rekindle their relationship? If they do, how would that affect their plan to place this baby girl for adoption? And most importantly, where would that leave Russell and Jammie? This true and inspiring story is such a roller coaster ride of emotions that you would think it was fiction.
It s so important that people understand the beauty of open adoption, the value of transparency, and authentic connections between adoptive parents and birth parents. Not everyone can do this, but Russell does it very well. --Jane Ballback, Adoptive Mother, Publisher and Executive Editor of Adoption Voices Magazine
