I’m proposing something that may seem radical here: the women who approach adoption determined to make the right choices for their child are the SAME women who would be determined to make the right choices while parenting said child; in most cases if they had just a little support and encouragement.

After you wake up 1,000s of days and hope that today is the day that your children will love you…and it’s not…it all starts to build up. It’s not that I’ve turned against my kids – but I often feel more like a sandbox warrior posed for the next threat than a mom. Then I realize I’m letting their illness win. I need to show them that I can ‘win’ and they can still be safe. I have to be better at choosing the battles I MUST win.

I don’t feel like I’m a pessimist, but as I read back over so much of what I write about our family, I sound really depressed.  Or at least, I sound like I want to …

Today we took the plunge, today I made a call, today I received a call – today I put all my words, thoughts and beliefs into action. Today we started the process to become foster …

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I was supposed to review the new A&E documentary Raising Bains BEFORE it premiered last night but I’m jsut getting to it tonight. With both my sons home these past two weeks I’ve been trying …

Do you parent transracially? I do. And one of the most challenging things to do as a white mom is to help my kids see themselves for who they are as well as understand how …

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This is my understanding of how the adoption process works at this time! I cannot promise that things will not change as we go but this is my current understanding! The easiest way …

The photo is of the day he came home; He was nine weeks. I adopted from foster care in California. -Kristin

So, my brother taught me this new trick tonight…about keeping one foot on the floor when you are drunk. Supposedly it keeps you from having the spins when you lay down to fall asleep. Of …