Author Archives: Erin Grimm

Birthmother Spotlight: Rachel Coleman, Founder of Signing Time & Baby Signing Time

By Erin Grimm | Published March 28, 2012

Those of you who know Rachel Coleman know that she founded Signing Time after learning her daughter, Leah was deaf. Quickly after her discovery, she and her husband set all things aside and taught one-year-old Leah sign language and quickly as they could learn it. Their surprising discovery was that at 18 months, Leah had [...]

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Dealing with Teenage Pregnancy

By Erin Grimm | Published March 20, 2012

Coping with an unexpected pregnancy is hard for any woman to endure. There are so many things to consider: relationship, finances, environment, and timing, to name a few. Experiencing this difficult and potentially life-altering situation as a teenager, presents even more hardships due to social pressures like gossip and stereotyping. Teen parents are often labeled [...]

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44 Year Old Man Receives Christmas Ornaments from his Birthmother

By Erin Grimm | Published December 21, 2011

Jeff Quibell was adopted 44 years ago into a closed adoption. He never wondered about his birth family until the day his doctor suggested he seek out his medical history. It took four years. Upon meeting his birthmother for the first time, she gave him a box of ornaments, explaining that there were 44 of [...]

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The Guncles Announce Daughter’s Birth on “Tori & Dean Home Sweet Hollywood” Season 6 Premier

By Erin Grimm | Published November 16, 2011

Scout Masterson & Bill Horn aren’t just “Guncles” anymore, they’re proud dads. They welcomed their daughter, Simone, into their family through open adoption in 2010. The new season of “Tori & Dean Home Sweet Hollywood” starts November 29, and in the first episode, Simone is born. Watch the sneak peek above and tune into Oxygen [...]

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A New Era of Birthmothers

By Erin Grimm | Published September 16, 2011

“A Girl Like Her” is a film set to release in 2012 that documents the clandestine lives of the birthmothers of the 1950′s and 60′s. Punished and sent away for becoming pregnant, these women were forced into “giving up” their children to be forgotten forever. This was extremely painful for the birthmothers AND the adoptees [...]

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IAC to Attend Teen NOW California Conferences

By Erin Grimm | Published August 31, 2011

The IAC is looking forward to attending the Annual Teen NOW California Conferences being held on September 27 in Northern California, and October 11 in Southern California. We are exhibiting at the conference to help educate professionals on the benefits of open adoption and to reinforce that adoption is an option for women facing unplanned [...]

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Video: “Invisible Mother” by Jeni Steeber

By Erin Grimm | Published August 26, 2011

An articulate, courageous reading by Jeni Steeber at the Listen To Your Mother Show in Spokane, WA on her decision to place her daughter for adoption. 39 years old, going through a divorce, and already parenting a six-year-old, she describes her reasons for choosing adoption, and how all were motivated by love.

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Birthmothers of Open Adoption Featured on WeTV Reality Show “Adoption Diaries”

By Erin Grimm | Published February 4, 2011

Adoption Diaries originally aired on Women’s Entertainment Television on September 12, 2009. Each episode follows a different birthmother as she chooses a family for her unborn child. It is inspiring to witness the bravery of these women as they selflessly decide to place their baby for adoption. Every story is unique, but all address the [...]

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