tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post816092124628921210..comments2023-10-30T04:18:48.721-04:00Comments on our one piece life - International adoption, parenting issues and family life: Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388537361396091215noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post-69290681115677351552008-12-01T19:59:00.000-05:002008-12-01T19:59:00.000-05:00I totally hated the "not knowing". I pictured a li...I totally hated the "not knowing". I pictured a little baby out there without "assigned parents"; daily, I imagined a young woman 6,000 miles away making one of the hardest decisions of her life; I flipped through our agency's pics on snapfish wondering if one of those sweeties was our baby... And now that we know I've almost become more calm. Wierd, huh? I have a face, a name, a personality toEmily B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08356629496671448820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post-45173633787117402772008-11-29T10:26:00.000-05:002008-11-29T10:26:00.000-05:00Hi Colleen,I tried clicking on your name to leave ...Hi Colleen,<BR/>I tried clicking on your name to leave a post on your blog, but it wouldn't let me. Our adoption is closed (I'm pretty sure all international adoptions are when going through an agency, but not sure). The only information we will receive is on our child, and if they have any family information they will give that to us as well. Sometimes you get a fair amount of info about your Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388537361396091215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168017825237251937.post-73940664941454844612008-11-29T10:13:00.000-05:002008-11-29T10:13:00.000-05:00Is the adoption considered "closed" or "open"? Me...Is the adoption considered "closed" or "open"? Meaning, will you know who the birth mother is and be permitted to have contact with her or will the only info you receive be on the child?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602181119311658027noreply@blogger.com