Comments on: Positives and Negatives of Open Adoption: Visits http://open.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/positives-and-negatives-of-open-adoption Blog with information on open adoption. Includes advice, tips, concerns, and news articles about open adoption. Birthparent and Adoptive parent blog on open adoption. Articles, information, and news about the open adoption experience. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:10:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Coley S. http://open.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/positives-and-negatives-of-open-adoption/comment-page-1#comment-791 Coley S. Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:47:59 +0000 http://open-adoptio.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/01/positives-and-negatives-of-open-adoption#comment-791 Thanks Sue, I hope that by sharing it so publicly others can be more open to the idea of open adoption or learn from our situation. Thanks Sue, I hope that by sharing it so publicly others can be more open to the idea of open adoption or learn from our situation.

]]> By: Sunbonnet Sue http://open.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/positives-and-negatives-of-open-adoption/comment-page-1#comment-790 Sunbonnet Sue Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:18:22 +0000 http://open-adoptio.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/01/positives-and-negatives-of-open-adoption#comment-790 adorable picture! Coley, your open adoption is one of the very few I've read about that seems to be going well. Thank you for sharing it with us, your readers, and for being the mature, forward thinking person you are! adorable picture! Coley, your open adoption is one of the very few I’ve read about that seems to be going well. Thank you for sharing it with us, your readers, and for being the mature, forward thinking person you are!

]]> By: Jenna Hatfield http://open.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/positives-and-negatives-of-open-adoption/comment-page-1#comment-789 Jenna Hatfield Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:39:55 +0000 http://open-adoptio.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/01/positives-and-negatives-of-open-adoption#comment-789 <em>Some days I don’t know that I would mentally be where I am today regarding adoption with out the visits and the openness and the opportunity to know how Charlie is doing. That’s not to say that it makes it easy or my grief any less, but I do think in some way it helps. Or at least I tell myself that!</em><br /> <br /> I agree with this statement. That doesn't mean I think visits are easy sometimes or that the time between them doesn't stink but... I don't think I'd be where I am without them! Some days I don’t know that I would mentally be where I am today regarding adoption with out the visits and the openness and the opportunity to know how Charlie is doing. That’s not to say that it makes it easy or my grief any less, but I do think in some way it helps. Or at least I tell myself that!

I agree with this statement. That doesn’t mean I think visits are easy sometimes or that the time between them doesn’t stink but… I don’t think I’d be where I am without them!

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