“In my mind, I accepted I was born to grow up as an adult without parents. But in my heart, I was broken holiday after holiday needing them. I was torn on my children’s birthdays, when they had no grandparents there. I cried for years trying to fill the void.”
‘I’m no longer that angry little girl who was hurt. With my mom, it’s like it never happened.’: Abuse survivor adopted as adult finally has loving mother relationship
‘You’re not in a morgue. Girls get raped and murdered every day, you’re not dying!’ I had to get out.’: Adoptee opens up about mishandling of her child sex abuse case, escaping home at 18
“‘What happens in this house STAYS in this house.’ I lived in a world where not only my adoptive mother would cover this up, but my own biological sisters AND our assistant pastor. The minute I turned 18, I was escaping.”
‘Mom, believe me! I didn’t do it!’ he cried. ‘All 3 of them can’t be lying!’ It scared me hearing him try to manipulate his way out.’: Adoptee opens up about years of sexual abuse from older brother
“My heart sank, a lump formed in my throat, and I was frozen in hell. I knew what she was going to say. I knew why my sisters were crying, and before my mouth could form any words at all, the tears began pouring down my face.”
‘I’ve never had the gift of birthing a baby, but I can’t imagine feeling any closer to my daughter.’: Single mom shares international, special needs adoption journey
“I carried her everywhere, held her at every meal, slept with her on top of me, and showered with her in my arms. She wouldn’t take no for an answer. Just as if I carried her in my womb, she was learning my voice, reaching for my touch, and studying every detail of my face.”
I Adopted An Orphan As A Single Woman, Because Not All Children Need Two Parents
“Did I have someone tell me I couldn’t? Yes I did. Did I listen? Absolutely not. And here we are, me and my daughter are living the happiest life ever.”
Single Dad Has Fostered More Than 60 Teens Over Last 15 Years
“I guess you could say this is the path laid out for me, and I will continue to walk it as long as I am able.”
‘The placement ended with the police having them removed from our home. I cried and swore I would never do it again. Then we got a call about a one-day-old baby girl.’: Mom shares journey as foster parent
“We started our foster care journey in hopes to help change the lives of kids, but really our lives are the ones that have been changed.”
‘Would we click? I was about to meet the man whose child was about to be in my belly!’: Mom of 2 becomes surrogate for gay couple, ‘There are many ways to make a family’
“I was not a rented womb. I didn’t do it for the money. I didn’t ‘sell’ my baby. I was so thankful to be carrying Andrew.”
Orphan Adopted During Bloody Civil War: An Interview About His Global Upbringing With Garon Wade
“With a sick smile he moved the barrel of the gun slowly from right to left across our faces. I’ll never forget how powerless I felt. And I’ll never forget the enjoyment Jammeh got out of seeing an 8-year-old terrified.”
‘My social worker called me ‘difficult to place’ due to my ethnic background. I felt powerless, hopeless.’: Adoptee shares self-worth journey
“I grew up believing I was not only difficult to place, but difficult to love—until I discovered I possessed the power to choose the words, thoughts, and beliefs that would accompany me through my day and, ultimately, my life.”