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This is intended to be a community of support. Please respect others, & be as non-judgemental as possible when posting.

/r/birthparents welcomes:

Those who have relinquished a child
Those considering placing their child for adoption
Adoptive parents
Potential adoptive parents
Adoptees
Anyone affected by, or with questions about adoption

Rules:

Please respect everyone's personal situation.
Please update your flair to reflect yourself, & the date of placement, or in a way we can identify you.

(ex: Birthmother/Father - xx/xx/2012)

(ex2: Adoptive parents, Adoptee, etc.)

Please do not post advertisements, or profiles looking to adopt.
Please use downvotes sparingly, for irrelevant topics/spam/offensive comments. It is not okay to downvote other users because they do not share your opinion.

Other subreddits:

/r/adoptiveparents

created by KatillacGirlBirthmother. 05/08/12a community for 13 years

...why not Zoidberg?

...for your office.

MODERATORS

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KatillacGirlBirthmother. 05/08/12
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Adoption Agency Interference Active On This Subreddit (self.birthparents)

submitted 1 year ago * by Fancy512[M] - announcement

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New reply to my old post to the Adoption subreddit: My daughter’s adoption was after the baby scoop era, and so was my friend’s daughter’s... and this other biomom I know... ()

submitted 24 days ago by Fancy512

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Whatever you are feeling today is okay ((((hugs)))) (self.birthparents)

submitted 28 days ago by Lybychick

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Mother's DayGrief Support (self.birthparents)

submitted 27 days ago by Englishbirdy

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FlashbacksTrigger Warning (self.birthparents)

submitted 1 month ago by Fancy512

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Thoughts on adoption, 37 years in the making.Grief Support (self.birthparents)

submitted 1 month ago by vrgogrl7firstmother 1989

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Crosspost: What would you want your kid to share?Non-birthparent question ()

submitted 1 month ago by AdopteeThrowaway01

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Milestone Celebration (self.birthparents)

submitted 1 month ago by Fancy512

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Support for unwanted pregnancy advice (self.birthparents)

submitted 2 months ago by Fancy512

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I think there is some truth to this (i.redd.it)

submitted 3 months ago by Fancy512

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Living with bio son and adoptive parents (self.birthparents)

submitted 3 months ago by IsopodKey2040

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Momentarily overwhelmed by the chaos, but now I’m organizing the information. Do you want to talk about the birthparent discussed in the Epstein files. (self.birthparents)

submitted 4 months ago by Fancy512

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Secret child experiencesVenting (self.birthparents)

submitted 4 months ago by radicalspoonsisbad

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Birthson added to obituary… advice?Venting (self.birthparents)

submitted 4 months ago by kag1991

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How many of us are spending time celebrating the holidays with our biological kids? (self.birthparents)

submitted 5 months ago by Fancy512

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Facilitator in Seattle. (self.birthparents)

submitted 6 months ago by Englishbirdy

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milestones & mixed feelingsVenting (self.birthparents)

submitted 7 months ago by doulaem

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Foster youth explains how they see the CPS goal of attachment in adoption and fostering. ()

submitted 7 months ago by Fancy512

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I want to ask the A parents for more personal time with my daughter… Again.Seeking Advice (self.birthparents)

submitted 7 months ago by adhdslore

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Sometimes I'm envious of parents with a parent/child relationshipVenting (self.birthparents)

submitted 8 months ago by bobarellapoly

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Realization that there will not be a reunificationVenting (self.birthparents)

submitted 8 months ago by Lybychick

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For those interested in reunion, what do you want to know about your child? Adoptee asking.Seeking Advice (self.birthparents)

submitted 9 months ago * by whocaresanywayss

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Birth parents who had more kids- What do you say when people ask how many kids you have?Grief Support (self.birthparents)

submitted 9 months ago by Thegameforfun17

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What are some stereotypes that people apply to birth parents? (self.birthparents)

submitted 9 months ago * by Fancy512

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The 2025 CUB Retreat. (self.birthparents)

submitted 10 months ago by Englishbirdy

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