All posts tagged "home week"
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Karen Williams | November 25, 2011
The Biggest Obstacle In Our Adoption Process: Our Families
Before we even got engaged, my husband and I discussed our family plans at length. As the adult...
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Katie Clancy | November 24, 2011
We Don’t Fit The ‘Infertile Adopting Couple’ Stereotype
When we began our adoption journey we were only 30 years old, the youngest couple in our adoption...
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Shawna Cohen | November 24, 2011
Top 8 Things Not To Say To The Single Woman At Thanksgiving Dinner
It can really suck being the single, childless person at a big family function. I've been married for...
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Olive Johnson | November 24, 2011
I Went From A Single Career Woman To An Adoptive Mother
At 36, I was well established in my chosen profession of social work and living an independent life...
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Shawna Cohen | November 23, 2011
Adoptive Mothers Are Learning To Breastfeed
When a close friend joined an adoption support group a few years back, she was floored to see...
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Koa Beck | November 23, 2011
As I Look Ahead Towards Motherhood, Adoption Seems Right For Me
Parenthood is something I may want when I am a twenty-something no longer -- and adoption has always...
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Liz Wallace | November 23, 2011
Our Gay Adoption Process Went From Terrible To Heart-Warming
When we started our lesbian family five years ago, we didn’t have the right to marry and, unlike...
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Jennifer DiIorio | November 23, 2011
I Was Adopted Along With A ‘Twin’ Brother
My adoption story is fairly common, except for one aspect: I have a “twin†brother who is also...
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Harriet Fancott | November 22, 2011
Top 10 Things Not To Say To An Adoptive Parent
Adoptive families don’t mind questions that come from a place of caring and connection, and most of us...
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Don Nations | November 22, 2011
When Asked To Adopt Our Foster Daughter, The Answer Was Easily ‘Yes’
We did not know how long she would be with us. Some children are reunited with parents...
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Koa Beck | November 22, 2011
Our Adopted Son Has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
When Ruth Grau and her husband adopted their son at 19 months old out of foster care, they...
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Evelyn Gauers | November 21, 2011
Despite Fertility Problems, Adoption Was Never On The Table For Us
When my husband and I first started to have problems conceiving, adoption did come up. It came up...
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Lindsay Cross | November 21, 2011
Home Is Where You Make It: Step-By-Step Adoption Guide
Whenever a couple is struggling to get pregnant, one of the most frequent refrains they hear is, "Why...