February 16, 2017

Weekly Link Roundup

Hello friends!

Happy near weekend. We hope you’ve had a lovely week and have something relaxing planned for the long weekend. Here are a few reads to tuck away for quiet moments.

A great article to pass along to people in your life while you’re moving through the adoption process. Sometimes people don’t know how to support you, and there are a lot of excellent tips in here for showing them the way.

This is a beautifully reported story from The Intercept about a same-sex couple who set out to adopt a child…and ended up with three.

A startling piece on the painful process one queer woman endured to adopt her own child.

An incredible story — this firefighter adopted a little girl he helped deliver on a call! A prime example that fate works in mysterious, magical ways.

This inspired nanny is on a mission.

What an adorable piece from Joanna Goddard about the conversations she has with her three and six year old boys. Apparently one of her children wants a new sibling so badly he’s already told his teachers that a baby girl is on the way! (She is not, in fact.)

Moms, how do you feel about coloring as a stress reliever?

Doing nice things for your spouse benefits you…even when they don’t notice. (You might have to read this one to believe it).

Could you stretch $30 into 5 family meals? For a Bon Appetit challenge, this mother of two did just that!

What do you think, is it fair to have an only child?