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Old 07-22-2006, 08:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Weird situation with SIL

She's apparently thinking of putting up her baby for adoption when she has her, but wants to go outside the family. We offered, but she said no. I know that it was a long shot in that family. They're very concerned with appearances and whatnot.

Anyway, I'm not going to force myself on the adoptive family (the people being considered are just a couple hours from me), but I do want them to know we're here if baby girl grows up into a kid and has questions, wants to meet some of her biofamily, etc. Nana thinks it would be better if we didn't. I said open adoptions seem to be working well for all parties. She said that it would be weird if aunts and uncles met baby girl, but her bio mom didn't. I said she'd still be able to answer some questions and know we all love her, and the biomom thing isn't any different whether she knows we're around or not.

I think I'm right, of course. I get that biomom's disinterest would suck, but that's not going to be changed by knowing us.

I'm not that attached to the idea - if SIL and the APs don't want us involved, we won't be, but I just wanted then to know we're available if she comes to that place with all the whys and what was biofamily like questions (my cousins both had a lot of those, but that was in the time of closed adoption).

Thoughts, experiences, comments?
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