Open adoption is a new idea to some pre-adoptive parents (and maybe some post-adoptive parents too). It can be a scary concept when all you’ve known is closed adoption.

It takes research and education to understand the benefits of open adoption and some soul searching to know if it’s the right fit for your family.

Read about one pre-adoptive woman’s experience here.

Karen Walrond’s blog, Chookooloonks, is smart, savvy, filled with gorgeous photographs and full-to-the-brim with fantastic writing. I stumbled across this adoptive, work full-time turned stay-at-home mom’s blog over a year ago.

Karen’s posts range from poignant musings on motherhood and adoption, to out-loud hilarious retellings of her current adventure. Her blog is also infused with entries of Trinidad culture - sometimes fun and sometimes serious. Almost daily she shares professional-quality... more