A Foster Family’s Story

Lynda is an Adoption STAR adoptive mom in the Western New York area. Currently she and her family are a foster family in the county they live in and are also pursuing an International Adoption.

“Three years ago, we began the foster program in hopes of walking out with a child we could adopt. Our cousins in Ohio went through the foster program, were matched with one family, and walked out adopting 3 children in that family. We loved their experience and hoped to have the same story. Little did we know then what we know now, 3 years and 8 foster children later.

We don’t know what the outcome will be for the baby with us now, just as we couldn’t predict with the ones before her. What we do know is that we are enjoying the reward of a relationship with her now. This on-going relationship with the family is a new arrangement to us, so we are going through some growing pains as we learn how to make it work. It is stretching us as a family, but it is also growing us in some beautiful ways.

As a foster family you learn just how much risk, attachment, personal advocating, and personal sacrificing you are willing to experience for children who may never be yours, but will own a piece of your heart. It is quite an emotional process, and comes with lots of frustrations, concerns, emotions, and risks for you, the foster family. And from our experience, this system and these dedicated social workers certainly deserve medals for their heroic and brave measures to change the futures of these children.

While these last 3 years have not taken us closer to our long-term goal: that of walking out with another permanent family member, but they have certainly taught our family valuable lessons. Some of the lessons we’ve learned are as follows: more compassion; more humility; more flexibility; more awareness that without God’s grace, we are able to fall to levels beyond what we can imagine; with God’s grace, we are able to experience a deeper level of joy that goes beyond the circumstances we are in; more teachable moments as a family because of the situations that have brought the children to our house; what it’s like for our family to serve as a team; more humor, especially in light of showing up to places with a different child each time. We’ve also learned more appreciation for all our family and friends who have helped us meet needs we’ve had with the different children in our home, etc.

As we continue along this journey we will continue to acknowledge the ways it’s brought positive growth in our family and so importantly impacted the life of the child who was part of us for a short time. While, it hasn’t brought us to our initial goal, it has brought us so much more than we could have imagined.

For now, we are in the habit of saying, “Yep, we run a boarding house now. Every week we have new tenants and new vacancies. So, in case you need a room someday, you know who to call.”

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STUCK

Adoption STAR Supports STUCK, an award-winning documentary film (produced by Both Ends Burning) that uncovers the real-life stories of children and parents navigating a roller coaster of bureaucracy on their journeys through the international adoption system. Each story is filled with hope, elation – and sometimes heartbreak.

STUCK, the movie, was born from a desire to increase awareness about the plight of more than 10 million children, sentenced to live in orphanages while laws initially designed to protect them in fact keep them from the loving arms of adoptive families.

STUCK follows the stories of four children in far reaches of the globe – Ethiopia, Vietnam and Haiti – and the desperate attempts to fight red tape and bring them to their waiting homes. But it is more than a movie. The award-winning documentary has a purpose to be more than an engaging story. Its goal is to become the STUCK phenomena and its role is to spur a movement to change the world.

“There are 153 million orphaned children worldwide. Many are destined to live out their childhoods without ever being adopted. We must do everything we can to help these kids”, states Megan Montgomery, Adoption STAR’s International Adoption Coordinator.

How can you help?

WATCH THE TRAILER

Purchase your ticket to view the film during the STUCK tour.

Sunday, May 5th at 7pm
AMC Webtser 12 Rochester, NY
Buy Tickets Here

Sign the petition. One objective while we are on the road is to gather over 1 million petition signatures asking congress/global leaders/President Obama to take specific actions to change the landscape of adoption.

Spread the word on Facebook

Join The Step Forward for Orphans March on May 17.

It’s more than a movie. It’s a movement.

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153 Million Orphans, Curious about International Adoption, but not sure where to go for reliable information?, The Changing Face of International Adoption

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153 Million Orphans

This is not a typo. There are 153 million orphaned children worldwide.

Many are destined to live out their childhoods without ever being adopted. What can we do to change their fate?

Take a listen to an impressive group of professionals talk about it…

In both Hungary and Bulgaria we have children waiting. Often immediate referrals occur.

For more information about our international adoption programs please contact Megan Montgomery, our International Adoption Coordinator.

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From Bulgaria ~ Looking for a Forever Family, Curious about International Adoption, but not sure where to go for reliable information?

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Local Organization Hosted Annual Gala to Benefit Families

Our International Adoption Coordinator Megan Montgomery recaps a fundraiser to benefit Parenthood for Me.

Parenthood for Me is a organization providing infertility and adoption resources and support. Founders, Erica Walther Schlaefer and A.J. Schlaefer, set up PFM to provide financial and emotional assistance as well as educational tools to those starting their family through adoption or medical assistance.

On March 9th, Parenthood for Me held their annual Gala and silent auction in Rochester, NY. Adoption STAR was fortunate to be able to attend the event and share our support of PFM mission.

At this event, Parenthood for Me presented a Commitment to Excellence Award to Lori Holden, a blogger ( www.LavenderLuz.com ), author – her book Open Hearted Way to Open Adoption: Helping Your Child Grow Up Wholeis available fro pre-order on Amazon, an educator she has also written at magazines such as Parenting and Adoptive Families Magazine and she is also an adoptive mother.

Lori was also the keynote speaker. We could truly appreciated Lori’s presentation on Open Adoption. Often times open adoption is considered synonymous with regular or ongoing contact, but that isn’t necessarily the case. Instead, Lori talked about the “spirit” of openness. This distinction is particularly relevant for those who, for various reasons, may not have contact with their children’s birthfamily. Even without regular contact, one can create an environment where nature and birth connections are embraced, further promoting the “wholeness” of the child. Lori spoke with such passion and “real-ness”. She uses the familiar King Salomon story to get her point across – she reminds us that to help our children grow up whole, we must avoid “splitting the baby”. The award recognizes Lori’s dedication to supporting the Adoption, Loss & Infertility community.

We are already looking forward to next years gala!

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The Baby Blues: Expecting the Unexpected

Sue Reardon explores a common but as of yet undiagnosed condition that many newly adoptive parents face called PAD – Post Adoption Depression

You have waited what seems like a lifetime for this moment and now it’s finally here. After years of infertility and maybe a few more pursuing adoption, your baby has arrived, and he is all things perfect. Life turns into a beautiful shade of crazy as your days (and nights) now revolve around this amazing creature. The weeks may pass when suddenly you notice you’re not feeling quite like yourself. Maybe you are even feeling sad, frustrated or discontent. You are then filled with overwhelming guilt because you know this should be the happiest time in your life. You wonder what is wrong with you, but you are too embarrassed to confide in anyone. You feel isolated and alone. Only, you’re not. Post Adoption Depression (a term coined by June Bond in 1995) is not only real, but it is shockingly common.

Well over half of adoptive families, particularly new moms, report experiencing some level of depression following the adoption of a child. Becoming a new parent, though wonderful, no doubt, is a huge adjustment. Your life is no longer yours. During your years of waiting, you may have conjured up images of how things would look and of the mother you planned to be. But reality can look very different than what we imagine. One mom states:

• I felt the extra pressure to be the perfect mom. We did try for so long and wanted it so badly. I felt the pressure to never complain because it might be construed as being ungrateful.

As if ruling your days isn’t enough, sleep is often impacted. Adding exhaustion and sleep deprivation to an already emotionally charged time, only exacerbates any issues already present. This alone causes an increase in stress, irritability and strain on relationships.

Your relationships, particularly that with your spouse, may also be impacted. Your attention shifts and is now focused on your child, leaving less time to nurture the other relationships in your life. I remember confiding in a friend that the first year of marriage was the most difficult for me. Acclimating to new roles and responsibilities can be difficult. Like marriage, bringing a child into your home, through birth or adoption, is a shift in dynamics. This shift is yet another transition to overcome as you navigate this new way of living.

Bringing home your newborn may also trigger some unresolved or suppressed feelings regarding infertility or inability to carry your child. Feelings of inadequacy are common. Another woman responds,

• I remember rocking my new baby to sleep on our first night home. I took her to her room and sang her lullabies and she instinctively began to thrash her head around, mouth open wide, in effort to root. I felt like such a failure, and the tears were immediate. Something that came so natural to her was impossible for me. I was a failure as a mother already and we were only on day one.

Some parents may also unintentionally show reluctance to fully embrace their child. After long periods of loss, we begin to expect disappointment. So we build walls in hopes of self-preservation. We fear giving our whole heart away.

Older infants and children, as in the case of many International adoptions, might not immediately respond to their new parents, or may show a strong preference to one parent over another. This is particularly difficult and may compound an already difficult situation.

• I remember being completely exhausted on our adoption trip and upon returning home from China. In the early days of our adoption, our daughter only wanted ME. No one else would do, but there wasn’t enough of me to go around. Every muscle in my body ached from holding her constantly. It was a wonderful thing to have this precious new daughter who needed me so much, but it was also the most tiring experience for a while there!

When I asked some friends of mine about their thoughts on Post Adoption Depression, these were some of the responses I received;

• Great topic. One not really talked about. It caught me by surprise when it happened.
• I never thought it was real until I experienced it myself.

Another mom sums up many of these feeling in what she shares.

• I think for me the hardest part was my existing anxiety disorder that was well controlled with medication began to peek through. I think I had stomachaches for the first 2 weeks every time I looked at her. It was scary. I had waited forever for this, only to find myself having split second thoughts of wondering if I could do it. These thoughts were fleeting. Most of the time was indeed blissful. But it was just a bit scary. I wondered if I had birthed her if I would instinctually know how to respond to her needs. If there was a familiarity that was somehow missing because we were not genetically connected.

  I also felt guilt coupled with empathetic loss for her first mother. I somehow didn’t feel worthy to be sharing all of her sweet first moments because it came at the cost of another woman’s sacrifice. In reality, my image of her birthmother’s pain was just that, my own image. She was resolute in her choice and emotionally competent at being a birth mom and all of the roles and feelings that go with that.

  But I remember the sting of smelling her birthmother on her during that very first day. Again, that unfamiliarity. Selfishly, I couldn’t wait to bathe her or for her umbilical cord to fall off. I wanted to claim her as mine. I needed to. To feel capable, competent. And most of all worthy.

  After learning the blessing that adoptive parenting is, it was very different with our second child. I embraced her newborn days with clarity and confidence. I was sad when she lost her umbilical cord because that was such a pure and beautiful connection to the amazing woman who gave her life and made me a mom again.

I know each of these women personally, and I know the unshakable love they have for their children. These feelings and self-doubts are common and are not a reflection of poor parenting or lack of bonding. And those early fears and doubts do subside rather quickly. With each tender moment shared with your child, the bonds grow stronger and so does your confidence in being a their parent.

If you are experiencing this, please understand that this is a natural occurrence and that you are not alone. Sometimes just knowing it’s “normal” is enough to help overcome these feelings. If, over time, you continue to have these feeling please do reach out to your agency, Social Worker or family physician.

For another look at Post Adoption Depression, another Adoption STAR mom previously shares her story here.

Additional Resources:

I Am Not Supposed to Feel This Way – Post Adoption Depression
By Nancy S. Fontaine, Ph.D., Florida CCAI Director

Adoption Depression Syndrome
By June Bond, from Roots and Wings

More Than Just the Blues
Adoptive Families Magazine

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The Grassroots Effort Behind the International Adoption Film STUCK

Sue Reardon has been helping to raise the voice for children who depend on us. She will be volunteering Sun, May 5th 2013 in Rochester, Ny at the AMC Webster 12 to help promote the movie STUCK. Here is the promo for the film along with the call to action. Look at the end for our upcoming seminar, “Is International Adoption for You?” that will be held at Adoption STAR April 2nd.

The award-winning documentary film, STUCK (Preview of the Movie here), is the story of the struggles and rewards of international adoption. STUCK is travelling to 62 cities over 3 months on a barn-storming bus tour to promote this issue. The tour began on March 1st. To find out when the tour will be in your city please visit us here.

STUCK follows the stories of four orphans from Haiti, Vietnam and Ethiopia and their heartbreaking struggles to come home to their families. To see the trailer, go to https://bothendsburning.org.

More than a movie, this is a movement – a movement to ensure that every child has the possibility, and the right to grow up with a permanent family. Viewers are asked to move beyond politics and borders, and address the lives of children who are stuck in a broken system.

The STUCK film is designed to raise awareness – and outrage – over the deplorable system of international adoption. Bureaucracy, inefficiencies and politics keep children incarcerated in orphanages around the world when loving families are willing and eager to adopt them.

The award-winning documentary film was created by Both Ends Burning, a non-profit dedicated to international adoption reform. Founder Craig Juntunen is passionate that it is every child’s fundamental right to grow up in a loving family. As producer of the movie his vision is for STUCK to be a change-agent in reforming the current broken process of international adoption.

Before the premiere in each city, a pre-film “Celebration of Families” party is being planned near the theater. Members of the STUCK team and local celebrities will attend. You’re encouraged to join us to meet the team.

During the day, the STUCK team will visit local media, houses of worship, service clubs, and universities to create a sense of community involvement and pride in adoption.

The STUCK Tour bus will end in Washington, D.C. when the petition signatures collected during the trip will be delivered to legislators on Capitol Hill during the Step Forward for Orphans March on May 17th.

What are some easy things you can do to help?

• Sign the petition at http://www.change.org/petitions/make-a-child-s-right-to-a-family-our-priority or text “orphans” to 67463 to sign the petition right from your phone! The goal is to have 1 million signatures by May 17th.
• Volunteer to be part of the STUCK team when the film comes to in your city at https://bothendsburning.org/initiatives/stuck-tour/volunteer/.
• Come see the movie! Advance-purchase film tickets and pre-film Celebration of Families details are available. To see when STUCK will be near you and to buy tickets, go to https://bothendsburning.org/initiatives/stuck-tour/itinerary.
• Spread the word. This movement is highly dependent on social networking: Visit our Facebook page here and then SHARE it on your page. E-blast this information to your family, friends, colleagues, houses of worship, community organizations and interfaith networks. The sky is the limit!

For more information, call the Both Ends Burning office at 877-908-5161 or visit the Web site at https://bothendsburning.org.

Cindy Paska | Special Advisor
mobile: 703.307.3903

Please visit https://bothendsburning.org, sign the petition, become a member!

Have you ever thought about International Adoption? Have you ever thought that international adoption may be the way for you to create your family? Then please do think about attending Adoption STAR’s International Adoption Event: Is International Adoption for you?. Come to learn about the country programs offered at Adoption STAR, the children in need of forever families, what it means to be Hague accredited, and the requirements for adopting internationally. This informative meeting will give you a walkthrough of what it would look like to choose an international adoption track. Why not join us for our workshop and see where it leads you? The event will be held from April 2 Tuesday 2013 from 6:00-8:00 pm. It will be held at the Adoption STAR main office: 131 John Muir Drive, Amherst, NY 14228. Please call (716) 639-3900 to RSVP or email info@adoptionstar.com.

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Is International Adoption for You?

Adoption STAR’s Intern Katharyn Sanford writes about her parent’s decision to adopt internationally and about Adoption STAR’s upcoming workshop – Is International Adoption for you? Tuesday April 2nd, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 pm

As an international adoptee I would say that choosing international or domestic adoption is one made from the heart, there is no wrong choice, there is the right choice for your family. My parents decided international due to a-million-and-one reasons: love of another Chilean little girl they knew, their age, their circumstances, and their ultimate belief that it is what would be the right fit for their family. I honestly believe I was destined for my parents. I always joked that their birthdays equaled my birthday and that had to be a good sign. It must have been because my family is my family. Adoption is a choice of love. Adoption is a choice per family. Is your heart undecided?

Have you ever thought about International Adoption? Have you ever thought that international adoption may be the way for you to create your family? Then please do think about attending Adoption STAR’s International Adoption Event: Is International Adoption for you?. Come to learn about the country programs offered at Adoption STAR, the children in need of forever families, what it means to be Hague accredited, and the requirements for adopting internationally. This informative meeting will give you a walkthrough of what it would look like to choose an international adoption track. Why not join us for our workshop and see where it leads you? The event will be held from April 2 Tuesday 2013 from 6:00-8:00 pm. It will be held at the Adoption STAR main office: 131 John Muir Drive, Amherst, NY 14228. Please call (716) 639-3900 to RSVP or email info@adoptionstar.com.

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In Celebration of Adoption STAR Ohio

As we near the Grand Opening of our office in Ohio (click here to see your invite) on Tuesday March 5th 2013 from 4pm-6pm, we celebrate the adoption work already done in Ohio. Meet the Bernadsky Family who received their International Homestudy through Adoption STAR Ohio

Adoption STAR Ohio has our recommendations! We are not a family who is new to International adoption, but we are, however, new clients of Adoption STAR. We were beginning our 4th international adoption only to find out that due to new Hague guidelines we were going to have to find a new home study agency. This seemed a little daunting to us as we have had the same agency do all of our previous home studies. One gets very comfortable with what you know and are familiar with so the change of agencies for us was disconcerting.

I began calling around to homestudy agencies that met the requirements and was not overly impressed with the service or information I was receiving. Then I happened upon Adoption STAR. They were polite and informative – who could ask for more in an initial contact. We were put in touch with Angela Laman who understood our situation and was able to give us some direction. We were adopting an older child and felt the need to get things moving quickly, as each day doing paperwork is another day your child is not in their forever family.

From the beginning Angela began the process for us in a way that met our specific needs. The process was started quickly and Adoption STAR, and more specifically Angela, will always get our recommendations because her promptness and communication with us as clients was better than we have ever experienced. She literally responds most times within minutes of being contacted.

Once the homestudy requirements were met we were put in contact with our social worker who very quickly scheduled our visits and efficiently got our homestudy written up – all this over the holidays. Then, in an exciting turn of events for us, we were given the opportunity to simultaneously pursue the adoption of a second child. This changed quite a bit of information already written into our homestudy. The day our homestudy was being printed and finalized we had changes to make to accommodate our new adoption status. I contacted Angela and she graciously and, once again, efficiently made those changes for us – when in actuality her work on our homestudy had already been completed.

We are so thankful that we found Adoption STAR and happened to live in an area where Angela would be the one overseeing our home study. They made the change in agency and process bearable and smooth. They are quick, efficient, professional and above all else just nice to work with. If you are on the fence choosing between home study agencies, we recommend Adoption STAR.

Cameron and Kelly Bernadsky

(Adoptive Parents)

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Curious about International Adoption, but not sure where to go for reliable information?

Our International Adoption Coordinator Megan Montgomery answers questions about International Adoption

Adoption STAR is full of good resources for you to start your research to determine if International Adoption is a good fit for your family and we are happy to answer questions along the way.

At first International Adoption might seem overwhelming, but if you are already considering adoption, you might find that after a little research on the options in International Adoption, that it might not be that far fetched from the vision you have for your family.

Is International Adoption expensive? 
There is definitely a significant cost to adoption.  When adopting from abroad, there are typically government fees in both countries in addition to possible fees to both your placement agency ( the agency who works in the country you wish to adopt from) as well as your home study agency ( the agency who conducts your home study when your placement agency is not in the state which you reside), and of course costs for travel.  However, since the Adoption Tax Credit is not permanently extended we hope that many families will be able to take advantage of it for years to come.

Check out some details on the Adoption Tax Credit here : http://www.adoptionstar.com/adoption-tax-credit-update/

I hear the eligibility requirements are strict, I probably won’t even qualify? 
Each country program sets their own eligibility requirements.  You can easily find out what the requirements for prospectve adoptive parents are by using your google search engine or accessing sites such as www.adoption.state.gov where you can search by country to read generally speaking about the process for a given country.  You will quickly find, that some programs are open to singles, older parents, families where there are other children in the home, etc.  From there you can search for agencies with the country programs you are interested in learning more about and find out the specifics that might make the program a good fit or not for your family.

How long is the wait?  
The wait in International Adoption is rarely predictable – but, then again when was adding a child to your family predictable?   Most agencies will be cautious in their estimates of what the wait time might be, or say there is no set wait time but, give you an idea of what other families have experiences in the program.  Additionally, oftentimes if a family is looking to adopt a child with known medical/special needs, an older child or a sibling group, they might discover that their wait time from completing their application to the country from which they are adopting to the time they receive a referral (child’s paperwork received as a potential adoptive match), is not as long as they had imagined.  I always say “prepare for the worst” – in the end it seems unlikely that you will look back with disappointment on the process if you have prepared yourself the best way that you can for how terrible the wait might be, for the worries about whether you will be able to find the strength to carry-on through the process, for the concern about your child’s well-being once you have seen their sweet smile and you are just waiting for that final approval that allows you to take them in your arms forever, and for the long road ahead as you figure out how to parent this mystery of a child – but, in the end you will be with your child(ren) – the one meant for your family.

Do all Internationally Adopted children have attachment issues?      
No, is just not a complete answer to this question, in my opinion. All people will be shaped by their life experiences. So, while some children may appear to have more text book struggles when it comes to attachment, other children may have different personality characteristics as a result of their life experiences, not necessarily deemed attachment related, but making them unique none-the-less. As parents we should always be preparing, whether we are adding children by birth or through adoption to our family, to meet our child “where they are at” – by this I mean that when we take on the role of the parent we are responsible for putting effort into our relationships with our child(ren). We should be proactive in our parenting, distinct in parenting each of our children the way they need to be parented to help them to be productive. We cannot sit back and expect that our child will just figure out how to connect with us. As the adults, we should realize that these connections are taught – we learn how to connect with people through the ways that they interact with us. It is a reciprocal relationship, a two-way street that a parent should lead and adjust based on their child’s needs. With that said, some children absolutely will have long-term difficulties in the realm of attachment, however this does not mean that they cannot be successful, be happy or even make others happy too – but, it does require additional time and attention as well as patience. Some good resources include:

• Parenting the Hurt Child by Gregory Keck
• Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control by Heather Forbes, LCSW
• The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis
• Center for Family Development, Williamsville, NY www.center4familydevelop.com/staff

If you have other questions about International Adoption feel free to email me megan@adoptionstar.com or comment on our Facebook page

I will have regular posts on our blog about International Adoption so feel free to contact Adoption STAR at anytime with your questions.

Meg

Megan Montgomery is a licensed clinical social worker with a Master’s degree in Social Work from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She obtained her undergraduate degree in social work from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Meg has worked within the adoption field for many years. She was the Social Work Manager at an international adoption agency providing adoption services through China. Meg’s experience as a social worker also includes working with children with social emotional disorders and/or behavioral challenges and their families.

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Evan B. Donaldson Institute Cites Adoption STAR In Newest Report on Adoption and the Internet

Adoption STAR and CEO Michele Fried, are listed in Dr. Jeanne A. Howard’s report entitled, “Untangling the Web:  The Internet’s Transformative Impact on Adoption.”   See PDF Full Report on the attached link or click here to download a copy.

Adoption STAR is mentioned on pages 14, 46, and 66.

Michele Fried is the author of an article entitled:  Adoption and Social Media:  Recommendations For Healthy Ongoing Communication.  Additionally, Adoption STAR published an E-Book entitled, Adoption and Social Media: The Effects of Social Media and the Internet on Child Adoption.

In addition to it’s research, article and E-Book, Adoption STAR has written Social Media Policies and Procedures for Employees, a Secure Systems Usage Policy, and updated Confidentiality Agreements including social media and technology usage.  Adoption STAR employees frequently speak on the topic and have held workshops and webinars addressing how to safely utilize the Internet and social media platforms to find members of the adoption triad as well as to maintain connections with one another.

 

 

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