Whether a stepparent will adopt their stepchild has a lot to do with their specific family situation. If the mom has been raising her daughter on her own since the day she was born, and she marries her daughter’s stepdad during her daughter’s childhood, he might be a good candidate for adopting her. He has …
Seguir leyendo 30-year-old stepmom refuses to adopt her 12-year-old stepdaughter because she doesn’t think they’re close enough: ‘Her mom passed when she was 2! This woman is the only mother she’s got.
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Dad refuses to allow his second wife to adopt his 8-year-old daughter against her wishes, wife threatens divorce if he stands his ground: ‘I told her to divorce me then’
Being a child of divorce is hard, it’s that simple. Even when the divorce/separation is amicable, there still might be some lasting effects on a child’s psyche. Split families are unconventional relative to the American nuclear family, so it only makes sense that kids might be confused as to why mommy and daddy aren’t sleeping …
Seguir leyendo Dad refuses to allow his second wife to adopt his 8-year-old daughter against her wishes, wife threatens divorce if he stands his ground: ‘I told her to divorce me then’
Aunt who regrets putting up her baby for adoption 38 years ago pressures adopted niece to search for her birth parents, won’t take no for an answer: ‘Finding my birth parents won’t make her son search for her’
Every adoptee has a different story. Some of them really resent the fact that they were raised apart from their birth parents, and others are perfectly happy and content with being adopted and wouldn’t want it any other way. That is a two-way street because in order for a child to be adopted, their birth …
Seguir leyendo Aunt who regrets putting up her baby for adoption 38 years ago pressures adopted niece to search for her birth parents, won’t take no for an answer: ‘Finding my birth parents won’t make her son search for her’
‘They asked me how I could be happy being adopted when I had real siblings?’: Adoptee meets biological siblings, gets criticized for not regretting being adopted
Every adoptee has a different experience. It’s easy to think of adoption as a universal good because it gives children consistent and healthy homes, but that’s not always the case. Adoption can be an exploitative industry. Mothers can be coerced into giving up their children against their will. Not all adoptive homes are safe, nurturing …
Seguir leyendo ‘They asked me how I could be happy being adopted when I had real siblings?’: Adoptee meets biological siblings, gets criticized for not regretting being adopted