birth parent

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“Parents used to keep adoption secret from their children,” Frankel said, because it was understood to be shameful “for all three legs of the stool: the child, the birth parent and the adoptive parents.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

His mother confessed that the man he believed was his biological father was actually his stepfather, and that his birth parent was a professional gambler who died in a hit-and-run accident.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2023

Dear Amy: As an adoptee and a birth parent, I have to correct your advice to “Anguished Aunt,” the sister who disregarded her brother’s wishes to have contact with his biological daughter.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2023

During this time, a relative could petition to become the child’s guardian or a birth parent could petition to reunify with their child, Stogel said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2022

No child on earth wants to think their birth parent rejects them.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2018