“We all know it takes two people to create another human, but females take the brunt of the hard and ugly things that come along with being a parent.”
Women Take The Blame For Everything (And I Realized It When I Became A Single Dad)
‘Whenever I blow on dandelions, I always wish for a brother.’ Deep down, I knew I had to ask my sister if she’d be open to it.’: Sisters reunite separated siblings in double adoption
“I dreamed of him becoming part of our family. For her and her bio brother to be reunited someday.”
‘If you want to be with me forever, why not now?’ There were TWO little beans. Suddenly, he seemed so distant.’: Mom shares difficult decision giving up twins after husband’s affair
“My daughter slipped one day. She told me this woman was in our apartment and slept in the bed with daddy. I knew this is what needed to happen. I had a broken home and they deserved a better life.”
‘When the social worker left, he didn’t even know my name. Today, he shares mine.’: Single dad shares emotional adoption journey
“I could not be more proud to hear him call me dad.”
‘The statistics were extremely stacked against me. Then, I was adopted.’: Former foster youth shares healing journey, ‘You are not responsible for what happened to you as a child’
“I experienced the stability and safe love I’d longed for years. And even though I tried to push it away, they never left me. My family was relentless in their commitment to loving me and helping me heal. No matter what I did – and I did a lot of things – they loved me.”
‘They looked like they hadn’t eaten in weeks, and they never said a single word. Our training was exactly for this moment.’: Mom shares foster-to-adopt journey, advice for other adopters
“Those frail little boys have learned to ride bikes, scooters, skateboards. Our commitment to them is as if I had given birth to them. There is no difference in our love for them.”
‘Why did you choose open adoption when you don’t have to?’ It shouldn’t have to be ‘either/or,’ it should be ‘and.’: Adoptive mom reflects on unique journey, ‘This little girl deserves the world’
“We entered into the adoption of our daughter the way birth mom wanted – a fully closed adoption. She knew she could not safely care for her baby with the life she was living, but her heart was hurting. In my heart, I knew we needed a plan C.”
I Almost Put My Son With Autism Up For Adoption, And I’m So Glad I Didn’t
“Would he have a chance at a better life than the one I can give him?”
Foster Babies Never Stop Grieving Their Bio Moms
“I never realized that a mother is not interchangeable; you cannot just change a known mother with an unknown one.”
‘She buries her head sobbing, pleading, ‘Don’t let me go.’: Mom explains true meaning of fostering children
“She is leaving everything she grew to love. Everything she wanted her life to be. Everything we built. Carefully, I go into her bedroom. Everything is gone now; the toys, the clothes, the jewelry box with the little ballerina. I sit on the bed and recall the conversations, the questions, the hugs given. And slowly, through hot salty tears, I realize I am smiling.”