All posts tagged "home week"
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...