ADOPTION CROSSROADS  CHAT ROOM
(The chat is for adoptees, their relatives and natural parents and their relatives)
Please  note:  In chat we do not use the word adopter.
  Adoptive parents may be referred to as such or as A-rents or Aparents.
  Also note that in chat we do not use the words bio, biological or birth in reference to our mothers.

Women who lost babies to adoption are referred to as "moms", "1st moms", or natural moms."
They are mothers of adoption loss. They did not give their babies to anyone
their babies were taken or lost to adoption!

Please respect the above guidelines.  Please click here to read the entire code of conduct.

Our messsage board is at:  http://www.adoptioncrossroads.net/adoptese.html

The room is open 24/7 but faciliated chat begins nightly at 11pm Eastern

           Gossip inside and outside of our chat hurts our mission of healing from adoption wounds, therefore we ask each member to  please remember
**"WHO YOU SEE HERE,WHAT YOU HEAR HERE,WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE,LET IT STAY HERE"
** Except in case of emergency

**  Please do Not use the sounds except in private whispers"

If you are not a member, please email me, telling me your connection to adoption and
 requested screen name.  Your password will be emailed back.   Email:  joesoll@adoptionhealing.com
Adoptee Video       Mom Video

Basic Feelings are:  Mad, Sad, Glad, Fear, Shame, Guilt, Jealousy
Examples of feelings statements:
I am angry I was not raised by my natural mother
I am sad I did not get to raise my child

Chat Abbreviations:
brb = Be right Back      lol = Laughing out loud       roflmao = rolling on floor, laughing my ass off
ic = Inner Child        ty = Thank you          yw = You're welcome      wb = Welcome back
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