“There are currently over 400,000 kids in the foster care system right now.”
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“There are currently over 400,000 kids in the foster care system right now.”
“I left his office that day and immediately made an appointment at a completely different office. In a sense, I’d given up. To my surprise, I got the faintest positive on a cheap 88¢ Walmart test. Our hopes were at rock bottom, but we needed to believe in this little miracle.”
“Walt Disney Imagineering has been hard at work designing the ship with one word in mind: Enchantment.”
“We get to raise children who will prioritize love and compassion. And for me, that is the absolute greatest privilege.”
“At 2 years and 9 months, he was diagnosed with Autism. Did it change who he was? Not for a second.”
“It’s another instance of women being told what to do with their body, then being shamed no matter WHAT she decides.”
“Not one tear fell from my eyes. I just said, ‘I know,’ and you were officially part of our lives forever. You are a huge part of my little boy, but you do not define him.”
“‘You can’t take her out yet! She is not ready! I’m only 27 weeks!’ The room spinning, I heard muffling voices in and out. ‘You may bleed out from every pore in your body. We need to take this baby out. It is the only way to save you.’ What we thought was a routine appointment turned into a nightmare.”
“I couldn’t find my voice. My brain was still processing. She placed him on my chest. He was so warm, so beautiful. As I took him in, the film ‘Wonde’r I’d watched during pregnancy flashed. I’d turned to my best friend and said, ‘I could never be ashamed of my child if they were born special. That’s all the more reason to treasure them.’ Gratitude filled my heart. I was chosen for this.”
“She lightened the load. She breathed life into me. She kept me going. Even though I only have her name and this photo, I’ll never forget her. She was the stranger that saw me.”