adoption

adoption is the practice of one family raising a child born to another family. All parties in the "adoption triad" -- the three groups consisting of the birth parent(s), adoptive parent(s) and adoptee -- are grieving in some way. The baby or young child who is adopted grieves for the loss of their biologic family, and this feeling of isolation and loss can be life-lone, no matter how loving the adoptive family is. The birth parents grieve for the child they gave up (willingly or unwillingly). And the adoptive parents grieve (often for years) over being unable to have children "of their own" before they adopt -- or they think they are "saving" a child from an awful life, and can be quite disappointed if the adopted child is not perfect. visit www.bastardnation.com for more on all sides of the adoption question.

Adoption builds families while at the same time destroying them.

by reddogdallas January 27, 2005

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long term/ permanent fostering

maddie! permanent fostering is the same as adoption

by adoptionrulers December 17, 2019

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adopted

what people say when they get annoyed with someone.
when a chlid or adult that once was a child has no parents or was given up for adoption.

1 "no one loves you james.... youre adopted"
2 "i feel so bad for amanda shes adopted"

by Haliee <3 April 1, 2007

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a term used to describe a process where a child in unable to be cared for by the birth parents and is adopted into a foster family. The birth parents are not allowed contact with the child until he/she turns 18.
Adoption can have major affects on the child such as depression and withdrawl syptoms.

the 17 year old teenager put her baby up for adoption because she felt she couldn't provide the child with a normal family life.

The child was put up for adoption because the parents were incapable of looking after him/her

by {Emma} = me May 8, 2007

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