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Happy Mother’s Day! ~ May 13th, 2018

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From Our Adoption Blog Archives:

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  • Friends in Adoption: 1-800-98-ADOPT Dancing with Tradition December 5, 2011
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  • A gallery of our waiting families - September 24, 2013 Meet Our Potential Adoptive Families September 25, 2013
  • Please visit Friends in Adoption for information, advice and support. Adoption for prospective minorities and LGBTQ families October 27, 2016
  • Friends in Adoption: 1-800-98-ADOPT FAQ: Can a birth father contact an adoption agency? September 25, 2013
  • Friends in Adoption: 1-800-98-ADOPT Adoption by Aura age 12 November 30, 2011
  • Friends in Adoption: 1-800-98-ADOPT Birth Mother Wing Yin’s review of Friends in Adoption June 8, 2009
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  • Friends in Adoption: 1-800-98-ADOPT Weprin introduces Adoptee Bill of Rights November 14, 2011

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