{"id":2202,"date":"2017-10-30T15:37:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T22:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sacramentinstitute.com\/santa-ana\/?p=2202"},"modified":"2025-07-07T18:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T01:43:17","slug":"the-adoption-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obria.org\/santa-ana\/the-adoption-option\/","title":{"rendered":"The Adoption Option"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2202\" class=\"elementor elementor-2202\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cafc2bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cafc2bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547b06e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"547b06e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2203 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/obria.org\/santa-ana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/cindyBlog-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" \/><\/p><p>\u201cMy main concern was&#8211;How?\u201d \u00a0Cindy smiled slightly as a look of confidence came across her face. \u00a0\u201cI\u2019m okay where I am. I am able to raise the son I currently have but how am I going to do it with two kids? I just didn\u2019t want to struggle and put myself in the situation of becoming homeless.\u201d<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Cindy, already a single mother, the best option was adoption. When she met with her Patient Advocate at RealOptions she was surprised to learn about the many different choices available to her as she planned the best future for everyone involved. Watch <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/65V-esarUbo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cindy&#8217;s Story<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Open and semi-open adoptions are becoming the norm in today\u2019s society. In the past most adoptions were closed, meaning there was no contact and little information shared between the birth parents and the adoptive parents.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every situation is unique and relationships vary, but for the most part, open adoption allows for an on-going relationship between parents and the siblings. At its core, open adoption empowers moms with the ability to make a plan for their child&#8217;s life and chose who they want to parent their child. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every woman&#8217;s situation is different, and only you can decide what is best in your case. To learn from other moms who have chosen adoption go to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bravelove.org\/tags\/birth_mother\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brave Love<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are trying to decide if adoption is the right option, you may find it helpful to meet with one of our Patient Advocates or Social Workers. \u00a0\u00a0Call or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/realoptions.net\/options\/schedule\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">schedule an appointment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at one of four convenient locations of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/obria.org\/santa-ana\/locations\/central-san-jose-ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RealOptions Obria Medical Clinics.<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">298 San Antonio Rd<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mountain View, CA<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(650) 559-1550<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1671 The Alameda #101<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Jose, CA<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(408) 978-9310<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 N White Rd<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Jose, CA<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(408) 272-5577<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33523 Western Ave.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union City, CA<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(510) 487-4357<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pregnancy, Adoption, Adoption Stories, Choices<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sources:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aauadoptions.org\/types-of-adoptions\/semi-open\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/aauadoptions.org\/types-of-adoptions\/semi-open<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/unplannedgood.org\/open-adoption\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/unplannedgood.org\/open-adoption<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/impregnant.bethany.org\/pregnancy-help\/adoption\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/impregnant.bethany.org\/pregnancy-help\/adoption<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/realoptions.net\/options\/choices\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/realoptions.net\/options\/choices<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMy main concern was&#8211;How?\u201d \u00a0Cindy smiled slightly as a look of confidence came across her face. \u00a0\u201cI\u2019m okay where I am. I am able to raise the son I currently have but how am I going to do it with two kids? 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