Families.com named The Adoption Decision: 15 Things You Want to Know Before Adopting
In her round-up review, Pam Connell writes:
is personal. It tells about the author's two domestic infant adoptions
and about several false starts and near-adoption heartaches. The author
also shares anecdotes from other couples and some poetry written by her
son's birthmother as she asks adoptive parents to thoughtfully consider
several issues as they make their own adoption decision.
Since I am the author, I want to clarify that while this book is non-clinical and contains personal anecdotes from my own adoption experiences, as well as those of about 40 other singles and couples, it also contains practical tips for people who are adopting internationally and domestically via foster care.
Some of the chapter titles are:
We Need a Hero
"It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's… Supermom!" (people's perceptions of adoptive parents)
Pass the Bucks
The Price of Parenthood (creative ways to pay for adoption)
Labor of Love
Pregnant Without a Due Date (the adoption process)
Out-of Diaper Experience
Adopting a 'Grown-up' (adopting an older child)
Culture Club
Extreme Makeover: Adoption Edition (honoring your child's ethnic/cultural heritage)
My DNA Made Me Do It
Hyperactive, Promiscuous, and Criminal…Oh My! (dealing with unexpected challenges)
Open-Door Policy
To Boldly Go Where No Mom Has Gone (how to conquer common fears about openness in adoption)