Articles By: Heather

Adoptee Rights Expanded in Ontario, Colorado

Thanks to the hard work of adoption activists, hundreds of thousands of adults who were adopted as children in Canada and Colorado will now be able to do what the rest of the population does with hardly a second thought: get a copy of their birth certificate. Under a new Ontario law that took effect...
October 19th, 2009 | Advocate | Read More

Names Names Naaaames

Names Names Naaaames
Every so often Adoptive Families magazine solicits comments for articles they have in the works. They recently sent out this request for a piece on naming adopted children: Choosing a Name: Naming your child is a complex decision for all parents–and for adoptive parents there may be even more...
August 29th, 2009 | Feature, adoption process | Read More

I Blame “Juno”

I Blame “Juno”
It’s not like we haven’t seen this before. The near-constant reruns of Adoption Stories often showcase domestic adoption from the prospective adoptive parents’ point of view. Just the other month, the MTV series 16 and Pregnant featured a young couple who placed their child in an semi-closed adoption....
August 12th, 2009 | Advocate, Feature | Read More

Capturing the joy

Earlier this week my family and I played and posed in a sunny neighborhood park while a pair of swanky photographers captured our every smile and hug. And it didn’t cost us a penny. The afternoon was courtesy of Celebrating Adoption, a network of photographers across the United States who waive...
July 28th, 2009 | Feature | Read More

Should adoption be easier?

Before you read Heather’s post today please congratulate her on this month’s publication in Adoptive Families Magazine! Congrats Heather and Well DONE! An official at Duke University was arrested last week on charges of not only molesting his son but offering him up to be raped by others. He...
July 1st, 2009 | Feature | Read More

Facing down the judges in Malawai

Entertainment media and adoption blogs have been abuzz lately with news of Madonna’s second adoption from Malawai. The singer’s petition to adopt four-year old Chifundo “Mercy” James was approved by Malawi’s Supreme Court of Appeals in an irreversible decision, ending a...
June 23rd, 2009 | Feature | Read More