Anonymous Adoption Worker Speaks Out: What it’s REALLY Like to Witness a Placement

The following is a transcript of a recorded conversation between Queen Ecfa and one of her informants–an Unidentified Adoption Worker.   Queen Ecfa: You work with Adoptive Parents. Do you work with Birth Parents, also? Anonymous Adoption Worker: No, we … Continue reading →

False Assumptions, Real Experiences

It’s painful for me to hear ideas about adoption that aren’t researched, ideas that are based on false assumptions. The idea that a child is “given up,” “unwanted,” or “uncared for” is so untrue when you compare it to what … Continue reading →

All in the Office: Foster Care Worker Jaida Celebrates Birth Parents

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Watching Birth Parents interact with their children feels so natural and unscripted. I love catching the family when they forget that anyone is watching. When they are just in the moment together, loving and celebrating what family is meant to … Continue reading →

All in the Office: What Do You Think About Birth Parents?

WE ASKED: What is it like to work with Birth Parents? “I have been surprised how painful and beautiful and deep it is for a Birth Parent to make an adoption plan. It takes a mature, unfathomable love to be … Continue reading →