Adoptive parents are the one part of the triad that I know least. That is changing though. Except for my one adoptive mom friend that I walk with once a week, the adoptive moms that I generally meet are on-line. Honestly, I think until I got to know more adoptive moms, I was uncertain as to how many really "enlightened" adoptive moms there were.

Happily, I am discovering quite a few more than I expected. "Enlightened" in my view I suppose equates to being educated about adoption and less willing to cling to the archaic old notions. Of course, I particularly appreciate adoptive moms who display some sensitivity towards birth moms. Guess that is not much of a revelation that I would appreciate that, right?

Here is an adoptive mom who wins kudos from me for her sensitivity and her willingness to listen and learn about adoption. I encourage you to check around and read several of her entries. She has reached out to birth moms and is helping educate others about some of the hard realities of adoption.

"Third Mom" writes from her perspective of an adoptive mom who adopted two children from Korea. Her son and daughter are now in their teens. "Third Mom" is well-respected and admired by many birth moms for her desire to learn, her insightful thoughts and her well-writen blog entries. In essence, many of us birth mothers like what she has to say. She seems to respect and honor birth parents.

Many of the adoptive mom bloggers here at adoption blogs are much like Third Mom I suspect. I have been noticing some extraordinary posts here lately, and have not had a chance to comment. I think I will profile some of the adoptive moms who blogs here.