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I understand that economics is a fundamental part of adoption.  I’ve understood this from the very beginning when we started contemplating adoption.  But honestly, after our most recent visit, I’m actually starting to really understand just how financial disparity is critical to adoption. Let me be frank and make an over-reaching statement (something I typically tend to avoid doing): In almost all adoptions, financial disparity is likely to exist.  One family has the… Read More

I mentioned a while ago that we were trying to book a trip to visit our son’s birth mother.  We finally booked the trip and will be visiting this year.  We always said we’d visit, and it’s important to me that we honour our commitment, and provide the opportunity for our son to know his birth mother. She lives in a bit of a weird place to for a long weekend away… Read More