Has anybody on these boards had children via adoption or artificial insemination?

What was your experience? Did you meet the biological parent(s)?

My cousin is a lesbian so she preferred to legally adopt an adorable child, she's 4 years old now. Everyone in the family knows she's adopted but we don't really talk about it in front of the child.

I can't speak as a parent, but I can speak as an adopted child.

I was adopted as a newborn (10 days old) and 3 years ago I found my biological family. It was an...experience..to say the least. I'm very open talking about it if anyone is curious.

Oh, I'd like to add that my parents never kept my adoption from me. I've seen that happen and I don't particularly agree with it. I never felt bad for being adopted. It was just a fact of life. My parents are my parents no matter what. DNA doesn't make a mom. (or dad for that matter)