http://birthparents.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/when-parenting-styles-change A blog for and about parents who have placed a child for adoption. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://birthparents.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/when-parenting-styles-change/comment-page-1#comment-3308 Deb Donatti Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:46:15 +0000 http://birth-first.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/08/30/when-parenting-styles-change#comment-3308 Great post Jenna, and good words of advice.<br /> Life changes for everyone, and not always as we had imagined. Adoptive parents are no different. Going into an open adoption with that in mind, and talking about things that change as they occur is really all anyone can do.<br /> I think one of our challenges was when we adopted our third child. Our girl's birthfamilies were not expecting us to adopt again, but then he was a wonderful surprize for us too! Great post Jenna, and good words of advice.
Life changes for everyone, and not always as we had imagined. Adoptive parents are no different. Going into an open adoption with that in mind, and talking about things that change as they occur is really all anyone can do.
I think one of our challenges was when we adopted our third child. Our girl’s birthfamilies were not expecting us to adopt again, but then he was a wonderful surprize for us too!

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