Happy Friday! How was your week? Wonderful, we hope. And if not, then may the weekend bring you calm and peace. Our favorite reads of the week are below. They’re informative, inspiring, and make us proud to be a part of this incredible world that is the adoption journey. Thank you for sharing the adventure […]
Read MoreSadly, we’ve all gotten them: completely inappropriate questions about the adoption process. Ranging from whether or not adoption yields “real” families, to general inquiries about a child’s background that are no one’s business—and likely wouldn’t be asked about a biological child. This is a stressful and common situation for adoptive parents, as it puts both […]
Read MoreHappy New Year! Wow, 2017. You sure were something, and we’re not terribly sad to see you go. But there are high hopes for all we can achieve in 2018, that’s for sure. Here is our first roundup of the new year, featuring all the parenting and adoption reads that caught our eye this week…as […]
Read MoreAdoption can be very confusing for people, especially when it comes to the role of the birth mother. The struggle to understand why a woman would choose an adoption plan for her child can make it difficult to offer the kind of support she needs to make it through her process, and beyond. The good […]
Read MoreBack to reality! If the holidays are your thing, we hope you enjoyed them. If not, welcome to the weekend anyway! This weekend, as always, we’re sharing some of our favorite reads of the week. There are some beautiful and informative pieces about navigating challenges in adoption, as well as how to raise young ones […]
Read MoreWe’re almost ready for a new year—that means clean slate, fresh start, new beginnings! There area many myths about adoptions, and we feel very strongly about dispelling those myths because they create unfair stereotypes and expectations about the adoption process. For those of you considering an adoption plan in 2018, we’ve laid out some of […]
Read More