Judging Your Reunion Relationship – Part 2
Another reason comparing your reunion with others is a bad idea is that you can probably always find someone whose situation may have some elements that might be better than yours. However, you do not...
View ArticleSlow Down and Enjoy the Ride!
To build a reunion relationship, you need to proceed slowly. When I spoke to my son on the phone that first time, we had a warm and congenial conversation. The words came easily for us. I think that...
View ArticleDon’t Miss the Joy
Adoption is a multi-dimensional experience with aspects, good, bad and somewhere in between. It is inevitable at times to get mired in the complicated issues that adoption may present to us. Nowhere...
View Article10 Tops Ways to Survive Reunion
Most people who reunite are thrilled for the opportunity. No one ever said reunion was a piece of cake though. If they did….they lied! Maybe I am wrong, I suppose for some people reunion could be...
View ArticleWays to Sabotage a Reunion
People entering reunion rarely know much about how the process works best and make errors in judgment sometimes. Although none of the items below are certain to destroy a reunion, they might make the...
View ArticleWhat Does a Good Reunion Look Like? – Part 1
Due to my involvement with the adoption reform community, I know many people who are reunited. Some of the people I know who are in reunion were the searchers, others like me were found. So far, I...
View ArticleTips for Birth Parents in Reunion
Many birth parents enter reunion clueless about how adoptees feel. Of course, this is somewhat unavoidable if they are not expecting a reunion but are found by their children. However, if you really...
View ArticleSearch and Reunion – Marlou Russell
This article by Marlou Russell addresses some typical search and reunion issues. Marlou Russell, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and MFCC in private practice in Santa Monica, California where she...
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