“Every adoption story is different.”
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“Every adoption story is different.”
“I want to live in an inclusive community that values individuals with disabilities. I want them to be thought of first, not last, and have a seat at the table.”
While not easy, international adoption can be incredibly rewarding and 100% worth the work and the wait.
“More than half of my life is blurry due to everything that was happening, but I never stopped digging. I wanted to see and face the truth.”
“There is a bittersweet pain in wanting to give you both one-hundred percent of me, all the while knowing it is an impossibility.”
“Meeting my biological family members motivated me to become my best advocate in claiming back some power in my life.”
“It’s been a month since my son Wesley was born. It also marks one month since one of the worst days of my life.”
“Just reach out your hand and tell them, ‘You’ll be alright.’”
“I know I don’t fit society’s standards of what a mom is ‘supposed’ to look like, but believe me, it doesn’t affect my ability to parent my child.”
“Sure these cookies are delicious, but that’s not why I make them. They remind me there isn’t much a mom won’t do to carry her family during hard times.”