When you have adopted a child, you are faced with many issues. One of them is whether or not to share the circumstances of their adoption with others.

When we adopted our first child from Viet Nam, I remember reading a book about keeping the adopted child’s history private. It had never occurred to me to keep any information confidential prior to reading that. I was 21 years old. At the time I felt very mature and capable. When I look back on it, I realize how young I was. I made a lot of mistakes as a new mom, but I am proud to say that... more