Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, which are traditionally really fun, family holidays, can be more complicated when your family is formed through adoption. Children who are adopted often find these holidays causing them to think about their birth parents, whether they are in contact with them or not.

So as always, it is an important time to make sure that conversation is open and that your children feel comfortable talking about whatever may be on their minds. Since many adopted children do not have any information about their birth fathers at all, this can be difficult for them. I wrote this post back in May for Mother's Day and it offers some good advice on how to handle and make the most of these holidays with your children.

Here is a great adoption story, titled, “Jason’s Adoption Story” which is unique because it has three writers. The story is about one little boy, but the story is told by his birth father, his adoptive father and by the little boy himself. It is really neat to be able to hear the same story told from three different perspectives, and it really gives you the full picture. In this story it is clear that both of the little boy’s fathers love him and care for him, and that adoption was the right option for his birth parents and for Jason. It is clear by the little boy’s words that he understands the situation and is not confused about who is parents are, and that he seems to be thriving in an open adoption situation.

I think I also liked this story because birth fathers in general are often ignored or over looked when people discuss adoption and I value getting to hear the birth father’s point of view and feelings in this adoption story.

This story was a great reminder for me this Father’s Day weekend that we need to celebrate all fathers, whether they be birth fathers, adoptive fathers, grand fathers, great grand fathers or fathers yet to be. Happy Father’s Day everybody.