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“It takes a strong foundation to keep moving forward.”
“In being their fan, I am actively engaging with my ethnic identity for the first time in my life.”
“Every adoption story is different.”
“I want to live in an inclusive community that values individuals with disabilities. I want them to be thought of first, not last, and have a seat at the table.”
While not easy, international adoption can be incredibly rewarding and 100% worth the work and the wait.
“There is a bittersweet pain in wanting to give you both one-hundred percent of me, all the while knowing it is an impossibility.”
“Meeting my biological family members motivated me to become my best advocate in claiming back some power in my life.”
“I know I don’t fit society’s standards of what a mom is ‘supposed’ to look like, but believe me, it doesn’t affect my ability to parent my child.”
“Sure these cookies are delicious, but that’s not why I make them. They remind me there isn’t much a mom won’t do to carry her family during hard times.”
“As we walked out of the store with our shopping carts, tears started to stream down the mom’s face. She blurted out, ‘Thank you so much.’ I only have $1.65 left, but it was the best $281.50 I ever spent.”