Adoption – Therapeutic Center For Hope

10Aug 2017 by alexiamcleod

LGBTQ Couples and Adoption

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Children can bring couples many delightful memories. They can also help the couple feel like a true and complete family. However, we must acknowledge that couples are no longer only men and women, but there are plenty of openly same sex couples who would also like to have a complete family of their own. Many LGBTQ couples want the same opportunities to adopt and have a family just as heterosexual couples. However, the route to completing their families through adoption can be extremely difficult. It can be especially difficult if the state they live in has strict laws on LGBTQ couples adopting and what state or country they are deciding to adopt their child from. Since 2010, in the Sunshine State, the ban on gay and lesbian adoption was ruled…

08Aug 2017 by alexiamcleod

Surrogacy as an Option

Adoption, Blog, Motivation, Parenting, Therapy

The joys of starting a family can be challenging for some. However, there are several options that can help your dreams of having a family become reality. There are various options that you can choose from to start a family like adoption, traditional surrogacy, and gestational surrogacy. Although adoption is one of the most common routes for couples who would like to start a family, surrogacy is also a common option. The process of surrogacy depends on the type of surrogacy. As mentioned there are two primary types of surrogacy, traditional and gestational. Traditional surrogacy is when the surrogate carries the embryo and is the donor of the egg, making her the biological mother. In this case, the surrogate will be impregnated with sperm from the intended father, who will…

29Mar 2017 by alexiamcleod

Pro-Choice or Pro-Life: Letting Adoption Be the Answer

Adoption, Parenting, Therapy

The differences between those who are “pro-life” and those who are “pro-choice” has caused a political, societal and social wedge between anyone and everyone with an opinion on this hot button topic. What many people don’t realize however is that although this is often a topic of conversation, it is also something that affects the decisions of women worldwide regarding their civil liberties once they find out they are pregnant. In a day and age with so many lines drawn separating people politically, there is always a grey area left to be examined. There is often so much pressure to choose a side, political party, or particular stance on an issue, that people don’t really give themselves the opportunity to think “what if this decision arose in my own life…

21Mar 2017 by alexiamcleod

From The Eyes of a Birthmother Part II

Adoption, Blog, Parenting, Therapy

Now, I want to start off this second part taking it back. Lets go back to where my whole decision making process started. I know that there are 3 options when you become pregnant: Parenting, Adoption, or Abortion and for me I knew I wanted this baby. I was taught that life began at conception so there was no doubt this baby would come into this world. It was the coolest but most difficult thing that had ever happened to me. It was hard knowing that this was something I could not hide. If you lie or steal it’s a lot easier to hide the evidence, but a baby isn’t something easily hidden. People would eventually see a big belly on me. Now, I’d be lying if I didn’t have…

30Nov 2016 by alexiamcleod

From the Eyes of a Birthmother Part I

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Life is breathtaking. It’s always exciting and often very unpredictable. Bringing you to the highest of highs and lowest of lows. One thing certain is that It is never guaranteed to be easy. It is possible to have a good life though. As a little girl you dream of all the amazing things you will experience growing up. My adult life has been pretty far opposite from all of those dreams. Little girls base their love life from Disney movies. It’s a fact. We all do it. We have our minivans full of beautiful babies. The perfectly manicured home with the best yard in the neighborhood with a golden retriever playing fetch in the back. However, we can’t forget about graduating college, having an amazing career, and trophy husband (of…

22Nov 2016 by alexiamcleod

Your Complete Guide to the Adoption Process

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When you are adopting a child, уоu аѕѕumе all responsibilities fоr them whісh, Aside from gіvіng you lеgаl rіghtѕ, аlѕо makes уоu the lеgаl parent. Yоu are then fully accountable for the еmоtіоnаl аnd рhуѕісаl wеll-bеіng of thе child. Whether уоu аrе a couple оr аѕѕumе such rеѕроnѕіbіlіtу аѕ аn individual, іt is important for you to be confident that уоu are rеаdу for this process. Before you dесіdе, уоu nееd tо make sure thаt уоu'rе fіnаnсіаllу аnd mеntаllу capable оf brіngіng up a сhіld. I want to help you in that journey through this eBook. This book will be your trusted reference in answering questions that you might already have and the questions that you thought would not come up. [uxi_button link="https://dta0yqvfnusiq.cloudfront.net/alexi90572029/2017/09/Complete-Adoption-Process-E-book-59b197e9db5b8.pdf" new_window="0" tel="0" class="button-block button-block-mobile button-32" padding_x="15" padding_y="15"…

21Nov 2016 by alexiamcleod

Adoption Equality: What the Numbers are Saying

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The Case for Adoption Equality [caption id="attachment_3359" align="alignright" width="368"] Source: Family Equality Council [/caption] An estimated of 400,000 children in the U.S. have been removed from their homes and are now in foster care, wards of the state. With this many children, the main goal of the foster care system is to find each and every child a home within a reasonable amount of time. If the children’s biological parents have lost their right, finding a home is usually mandated 12-24 months from the removal date, ideally. The main goal of adoption is to find a child a home that is loving and can provide a stable environment for a child to grow up in. What is the Focus? Stability, according to the Florida state government means meeting minimum…

16Sep 2016 by alexiamcleod

Adoption, Blog, Tips

The concept of conducting a home study prior to adoption in the United States dates back to the turn of the 20th century when orphans were placed on trains that took them out of the industrialized city and into rural areas of the country where they would be cared for by foster families who ensured that children escaped living in dirty, impoverished conditions. “Child-carers” or, what we refer to today as caseworkers, were responsible not only for ensuring that the families taking in children were equipped with money, food and space for a child but also that they were kind and loving people that would benefit a child otherwise destined to live on the streets of America’s overpopulated cities. In the 1950’s the government established “minimal standards” for homes taking…

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