Are you pregnant and need help in Detroit, MI? If you live in the Detroit area, Adoption Associates can help! We have caseworkers near you to provide support and services. Every woman and every situation is different - there are options for you and your baby. We are here to help you decide which path is the best one for you to take. All services [...]
Giving a child up for adoption isn't really giving up your child. You're giving your child a loving home and a bright future. Read below to hear Erin's experience when she chose adoption for her child. When I found out I was pregnant I was 18 years old. It was my first semester in college, and the birth father and I had been together for [...]
My Unplanned Pregnancy I found out I was pregnant with my first child at 21. My second child arrived when I was 23. Only a year later, I had my third unexpected pregnancy. I was with the same boyfriend for the first and second child, but after the birth of my second, my boyfriend and I broke up. I started seeing another man, and that’s [...]
Blog talk Radio Transcript: Alexis' Adoption Story-Adoption Secret – Air Date: 9/13/2016 (You may listen to the podcast by clicking on the audio link, or read the transcript of the podcast below.) Alexis is an adult adoptee who shares that she didn’t learn she was adopted until she was 8 or 9 years of age. She wishes she would have learned about her adoption earlier [...]
Blog talk Radio Transcript: Madison's Adoption Story – Air Date: 2/7/2017: A Birth Mother's Concept of 'The Most' in Adoption. (You may listen to the podcast by clicking on the audio link, or read the transcript of the podcast below.) The word 'adoption' stirs up a variety of sentiments, both positive and negative. Madison, a birth mother, shares the roller coaster ride of emotions she [...]
Destiny's Story My name is Destiny. When I was 19 years old I became pregnant. I was very scared and confused, and had no idea what I was going to do. At the time, I wasn't in a very good place in life at all. With a part-time job that didn't pay enough to support even myself, I knew there was no way I could [...]
My Story I was 17 years old, living with my parents, raising a child, trying to finish high school, and pregnant again. What was I going to do? How was I going to take care of two kids while still trying to finish school and hold down a job? This is what I was thinking and contemplating about only three years ago when I was [...]
Pregnant and Scared When I found out that I was pregnant, I was scared to death. I didn’t know what to do or who to turn to. It was the beginning of the summer leading to my senior year. I was 17 years old, and was living with my mom, step-father, and two older sisters. I was very close with my family, especially my sisters. [...]
My Girlfriend is Pregnant - The Beginning of our Journey My girlfriend is pregnant, and suddenly I am a birth father. The term ‘birth father’ is a relatively new one for me. In January, when my girlfriend and I learned that we were pregnant, I began a journey that would open my eyes to a great many new things. My girlfriend and I were both [...]
I was 20 years old when I found out I was pregnant with my third child. All from different relationships. My life was way off track. I wasn’t handling my present dilemmas – I didn’t need to create more. When I found out again that I was pregnant, it was the point in my life where I knew changes had to be made. For my [...]
