I had been angry all of my life because I was an odd construction of a person: a Korean-looking girl on the outside, a Caucasian-sounding girl on the ...
Read MoreI had been angry all of my life because I was an odd construction of a person: a Korean-looking girl on the outside, a Caucasian-sounding girl on the ...
Read MoreAt some time in their young lives, every adopted child will realize the losses he or she has incurred to become a happy member of their present family...
Read MoreIf you're like I was when going through the adoption process, you're pretty sure you can meet all the paperwork qualifications. You're willing to jump...
Read MoreI took my daughter to school again this September and glowed with joy and felt sad at the same time. She is growing into a vibrant and loving kid at s...
Read MoreOne of the most difficult aspects of building our family through adoption has been measuring when to say "when". At what point should we say, "T...
Read MoreYou thought adoption would live up to the myth about being a magical, wonderful, incredible experience. But if that's true, why is your child so angry...
Read MoreWe had three kids. Two are adopted. Our oldest daughter arrived at age ten, and our son was placed with us as a one-year old with special needs. When ...
Read MoreWho am I? That's a question that even well-adjusted adults, armed with all our years of comforting routines and soothing platitudes, find ourselves wr...
Read MoreFREE CHILD CARE. The hand-painted, arrow-shaped sign, decorated with balloons and glitter, hung outside the Women's Crafts Fair. What a gift! It promi...
Read MoreAt our wedding, friends assured my husband and me that we would create good- looking kids. And we believed them. It's that cloning fantasy: that our f...
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