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[quote=Anonymous]I am an adoptive mom and we have a very open adoption with my daughter's family. We see them regularly and celebrate many birthdays and holidays together. Like all relationships, ours grew over time as we got to know one another. I believe our relationship is strong because it began with mutual respect and compassion. I was fearful at the beginning because I was jumping into a close relationship with people I didn't know well, and that's almost always the reality for both birth parents and adoptive parents going into open adoptions. We're all taking a leap of faith. There's just no way to know how you'll feel in the future. My only advice is that if you decide to enter into an open adoption, you should be committed to following through and not throwing in the towel when things get difficult - because they will. Relationships are messy, and adoption is based on a terrible loss, so you have to be prepared to navigate through the tough times. Nevertheless, I can tell you that the relationships I have with my daughter's first family are some of the best relationships in my life, and I truly can't imagine my life without them in it. When I look at my daughters birth parents, I see my daughter, and I feel nothing but love for the two amazing people who brought my daughter into this world and trusted me to be her mother.[/quote]

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