Posts Tagged ‘adoption loss’
On The Outside
Two Fridays ago, as I dropped off yet another immigration packet update at our agency, I stumbled into an adoption placement. The director of my agency and I shared smiles during the paperwork hand-off as a young couple became parents for the first time, just a few feet from me. During my brief, two-minute...
January 25th, 2010 | Domestic | Read More
playing the Adoption Card
I never thought I’d ever say this, but last month I caught my daughter playing the adoption card. What a phrase, right? Guaranteed to raise hackles left and right. Except that is EXACTLY what my five-year-old did.
I am a momma who strives to keep open the lines of communication with my daughter,...
January 13th, 2010 | China, Feature | Read More
What National Adoption Awareness Month Means to Me
Why this Birthmother will NOT be Celebrating This November
When you are painfully aware of the coming of November, the dreading commences upon the first days of school. The air begins to stir and the word adoption gets tossed about in the media with an increasing popularity. The feelers go out by...
November 5th, 2009 | Feature, First-Moms | Read More






