5 Questions For Adoptees To Consider Before Taking A Genealogy Test
The decision for an adoptee to take a genealogy test is not one to be taken lightly.
How I Went From Heartbreak To Building My Dream Family In My Mid-40s
“The universe knew my heart needed her long before I realized it.”
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My Child Is All Grown Up, And I’m Not Ready To Let Go
“He uses the verb ‘hang out’ instead of ‘play’ with his friends; he requests gift cards for his birthday, not Nerf guns and Legos; he routinely passes on puppet shows at the library in favor of watching YouTube. On his iPhone. Just as the moon has phases, the same is true of a child.”
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Single Toddler Parents Are Burnt Out, And They Need Your Help
“I haven’t showered in three days and my nights have been reduced to three hours of sleep. I look down at my shirt and wonder if I’m looking at yogurt or puke. My appreciation for single parents of young children grows by the minute.”
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I Finally Met My Biological Mother, And It Was Nothing Like I Expected
“I swore I would never adopt because I only wanted biological connections. However, in doing something that I did not actually want to do initially, I found an incredible sense of healing in the realization that connection and understanding does not come from shared DNA.”
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My Father Died, But I Experience Him All Around Me
“I hugged my dad tight and whispered in his ear, ‘Dad, I don’t know what that was, but I hope you felt it too. Take all that love and light with you and leave the old news behind.’ I knew, deep within my soul, my dad and I were eternally bonded.”
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