Tag: adoption
We Care For Terminally Ill Children – Because They All Deserve...
Every baby,
every child deserves to know love before they die. They deserve to be held, to
know they are truly cared for, and...
Our Infertility Is Devastating – But It Means We Can Help...
Aaron and I had been married just over a year when we decided to start trying for a baby. Everyone told us to wait...
Heartbreak Stalked Us As We Struggled To Conceive – Then A...
Sometimes you have to make sacrifices to realize your dreams. You know it will be hard and you might wonder if it’s worth it...
Down Syndrome, Adoption, Seven Kids – They Weren’t In My Life...
If you’d told me 14 years ago that I’d have seven children, I wouldn’t have believed you. And if you’d said my future would...
The Adoption Scandal – How Some Parents Are Being Pressured To...
When a child is put up for adoption, we generally assume it’s because the parents had no other choice. The common belief...
We Feared It Would Be Difficult To Adopt As A Same-Sex...
It’s a big thing for any couple to decide they want to be
parents. To agree they’re committed enough and responsible enough to...
I Had To Adopt My Own Daughter – And As Half...
It’s not
often I talk about adopting my daughter, even though the day it became official
was one of the best of my life....
7 Of The Worst Things You Could Say To Adoptive Parents
Some years ago, one of my son’s schoolteachers learned she and her husband had successfully navigated an often-tortuous process and could become adoptive parents....
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