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October 06, 2015

QUORA: Why is having biological children usually a couple's first choice, rather than adopting a newborn?

QUORA: Why is having biological children usually a couple's first choice, rather than adopting a newborn?

My answer to a question about adoption on Quora: Q: Why is having biological children usually a couple's first choice, rather than adopting a newborn? My Answer: Because the adoption process is: Potentially very long & uncertain. You might not…

Family by Adoption Quora

April 05, 2015

Quora: Options for adopting from abroad as a single woman

I answered the following question on international adoption on Quora: Q: I'm a single female in my 40s, and would like to adopt a child internationally. Which countries should I be considering? I'm based in UK, but for various reasons…

Family by Adoption Quora

March 15, 2015

Quora: A parent's love for adoptive children vs biological children

Originally posted to Quora. The original question was "Do parents love biological children more than adopted children?" Someone who was a biological father without adopted children, who was therefore speculating, posted: ...I think that we derive a certain…

Family by Adoption Personal Quora Parenting

March 15, 2015

Quora: How should paternity leave be arranged for a gay man with an adopted child?

Orignally posted to Quora. Q: How should paternity leave be arranged for a gay man with an adopted child? Should he get paternity leave, which is usually shorter, or maternity leave? If he gets maternity leave, doesn't this suggest he…

Family by Adoption Personal Quora Big Issues Parenting

October 29, 2014

Quora: If you are an adoptive parent, do you celebrate your child's 'gotcha day'?

My answer, originally published on Quora. Q: If you are an adoptive parent, do you celebrate your child's 'gotcha day'or 'homecoming day'? If yes, how do you do it? My Answer: We don't. The main reason is that, for both…

Family by Adoption Personal Quora Parenting

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Thoughts of a born-again software engineer, former product management consultant, adoptive mother of boys, trail runner, tinkerer, no-bull communicator, wannabe writer, room mother.

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    QUORA: Why is having biological children usually a couple's first choice, rather than adopting a newborn?

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