For Juliana Whitney, her adoption was never a secret. In fact, she doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t know about it.
Adopted at birth, she has had contact with both of her birthparents, most recently when her birthfather and many of his family members attended her college graduation last May.
Juliana says living in an open adoption has allowed her to find answers to questions that she would never have found in a closed adoption such as: Why was I placed? Did my birthparents love me? Why did they choose adoptive parents? Continue reading