“Oftentimes, people aren’t willing to walk the extra mile for kids in foster care. We want to show every kid that we’re willing to, and shine a light on what’s happening in the system.”
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‘I want you to adopt us.’ It wouldn’t be easy, but she was worth fighting for.’: Mom adopts stepdaughters into forever family
“Emmy decided that day I was going be known as ‘Mom’ and not ‘Melissa’ anymore.”
‘At the store, I opened a message about a pair of siblings in another city who needed a forever family.’: Mom shares journey to adopting siblings from foster care
“The deadline to apply was the very next day. I told my husband, ‘Tell me one reason why we shouldn’t do this.’ There was a long pause. Neither of us could think of anything. We called the social worker and nervously and excitedly told her, ‘Yes!'”
‘This amazing, selfless birth mother. We owe her everything.’: Infertility warrior shares journey to adopting boy into forever family
“After years of infertility, we walked into the delivery room and saw our son sleeping in his little crib. The joy I felt overshadowed all the despair. I cannot describe it; I felt like my heart was going to explode and I just cried. I was finally a mother.”
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“It all stops being fun and games when one or more people decide to take it upon themselves to play judge, jury, and executioner. Things get complicated, high conflict personalities flare, resentments resurface, and we’re back at ground zero.”
I Met My Father For The First Time In My Late 30s
“My dad had a massive heart attack. I remember thinking I may never get to meet this man, and if I didn’t in this lifetime, I didn’t think I’d ever truly be OK. I packed a few things and jumped in the car.”
‘I can just go with them!’ We all froze and stared at her. We knew we had to move forward with this alignment of fate.’: Young couple become first-time parents through unexpected adoption
“Brandon and I got into our car and he broke his silence. ‘We either have to find her a family or we are that family.'”
‘I gasped so loud Dylan ran in. ‘Is this the baby?’ I held onto it, utterly confused and shocked.’: Woman details pregnancy loss, grieving process on path to rainbow baby
“I looked up at Dylan and we both started sobbing, all while the remaining pieces of my pregnancy left my body.”
‘My whole body hurt every day. I could barely bend down.’: Mom shares journey with Rheumatoid Arthritis, POTS, Lupus
“They couldn’t find Luke’s heartbeat for several minutes. I started to go in and out of consciousness. Before they could even put the partition up, they had begun a crash vertical C-section.”
‘What will you tell your son?’ While posed as a threat, it holds a sentiment this chapter taught me. My truth.’: Divorcee goes on emotional self-love journey
“As much as I tried not to let marriage and motherhood consume me, they did. With each immeasurable compromise, parts of me were lost. It happened slowly, over time, and I didn’t catch this until it was too late. Until I looked in the mirror and didn’t recognize who I was.”