“When in doubt, send the card. Bereaved parents will always remember who acknowledged their child and their loss.”
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“When in doubt, send the card. Bereaved parents will always remember who acknowledged their child and their loss.”
“Eating a meal, while not surrounded by blood-related others can feel like a nice, much-needed break.”
“I did my best to blend in for years. I didn’t want to ruffle any feathers or damage the children in any way; I just wanted to be part of it! Until I didn’t anymore, and I had to redefine what my version of stepmotherhood looked like.”
“I was gasping for air, while lying in the grass, but I was sharply aware of the difference in the way I felt… powerful and incredibly proud. It dawned on me at that moment: I am more than my asthma and I have more control than I realize.”
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“You have not magically become frail and defective. Silence those lies and take your power back.”
“I did something this morning that most of you will probably think is bad parenting. But as she walked into school with a smile on her face, I thought, ‘This seems right. I want to do more of this.'”
“If you are the friend of someone who has lost a close loved one, I’m begging you to check in on them. Just because they’re able to ‘do life’ doesn’t mean they are magically healed.”
“Being adopted is hard and being Korean-American is hard, so having both of those experiences intersect can be confusing and painful at times. Now I’m a lot more open about the ups and downs of being adopted and the reality of being a racial minority.”