Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Latin America Reflections: Guatamala seeks to close foreign adoptions

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Over the course of the last five years international adoption from Guatemala has escalated. In 2006 4,235 children came to the United States from Guatemala. Now the country of Guatemala would like to close adoption to the U.S.In a country where illiteracy is 80% and no social services are provided what will become of those 4,... More..

Celebrations & Holidays > Gifts & Gift Ideas (Other) Parenting: The greatest gift you can give your child is ... yourself

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For those of us Mother's who have a choice to stay at home (not those who couldn't eat if they didn't work)is it worth $500.00 or $1,000.00 to leave our children? As a younger Mother I worked outside the home when my son was young. A widow at 22 with a 2 year old son, social security was not enough to live on. With the help o... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Adoption Is giving up a child for adoption giving or selfish?

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As the Mother of two beautiful children adopted from Guatemala I understand the pure selflessness of a birth-mother.I gave birth to my son in 1979 and his Father died in a motorcycle accident in 1981. My second husband and I tried for years to have children. Through a myriad of fertility tests and operations we never lost hop... More..

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