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Baseball Legends and Adoption
With baseball season in full swing, we thought this week to highlight a couple famous baseball sluggers that were both part of adoptive families. Babe Ruth – George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), best known as “Babe” Ruth and nicknamed “the Bambino” and “the Sultan of Swat”, was an [...]
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Tagged celebrity adoption, open adoption
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Son of Lesbian Mothers Speaks Out Against Iowa’s Legislation to Ban Gay Marriage
Please take 3 minutes to watch this video. A 19-year old man, Zach Wahls, who was raised by lesbian mothers, speaks in defense of same sex marriage. But the most compelling argument he makes is that children raised by lesbian mothers have excellent outcomes. He is a prime example of what the research has already [...]
Also posted in Adoptive Families, LGBT Adoption
Tagged adoption myths, adoption rights, gay adoption, legal issues in adoption, lesbian adoption
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“Mom, Why Don’t I Look Like You?”
In the past, through closed adoptions, these were probably dreaded words to hear. But now with open adoption, these words are easily explained and most likely already known from a very early age. By the time your child is asking these types of questions, they are noticing the differences around them and trying to figure [...]
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Tagged adoptees, adoption advice, discussing adoption, open adoption
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