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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have an open adoption. When we get school pictures each year we send the birthmom one, along with a couple of candids. She sends a picture of herself from one or two times throughout the year. Once a year we meet, always in a public place (usually outdoors). The birthmom does not take the child anywhere alone, not even the bathroom. We switch off each year so one year we go stay at a hotel near her (she does not know which one) and the next she comes to our town. Our child calls her by her first name. Once she said to me "Shelley, I mean my mom, I mean. ...?" and I told her "You know what? She gave birth to you. You OWN that. You can call her whatever you want, and you can try out different things to find what's comfortable. Any option is okay." [/quote] Why don't you trust her bio. Mom to take her to the bathroom. Sounds like you aren't as halpy with the open adlptoon as uou make out. [/quote]
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