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Where Is He from? Does He Speak Spanish? Surprising Adoption Questions

When my husband, Paul, and I decided to adopt transracially, we knew we were going to stand out as a visible family formed by adoption and wanted to be ready…
- Posted by Danielle Pennel to My Paperwork Pregnancies 2 years, 11 months ago | 3 Comments | Post a reply
To Find the Birth Parents, or Not

One day my daughter Hanna asks about finding her birth mother, and the next afternoon I receive an e-mail about birth parent searches in the Chinese province where she was…
- Posted by Stacy Clark to The Yin and the Yang 2 years, 11 months ago | 0 Comments | Post a reply
The Call

Update from the Web Editor: I got this exciting e-mail from Eva, one of our newest adoption bloggers, and wanted to share it with all of you who’ve been following…
- Posted by Eva to Two Brides, One Adoption Story 2 years, 12 months ago | 0 Comments | Post a reply
The Moment of Our Conception: How We Decided on International Adoption

There we stood in the cold, damp parking garage, staring in disbelief at the flat tire—one more problem threatening to topple the delicate balancing act we were performing with our…
- Posted by Jeff to Man Up! 2 years, 12 months ago | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Daddy and Me Contest Is Over!

Our father’s day photo contest is over. Thank you all for entering. We LOVE the pictures! Please check back soon for new details on our next contest—and to see if…
- Posted by AFC Editors to Adoption News Blog 2 years, 12 months ago | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Roads Never End: An Adopted Child’s Thoughts Lead Back to Her First Mother

“Roads never end,” my daughter Hanna says in a soft, sing-song voice from her pink booster seat on the drive home from kindergarten. “What?” I ask turning onto the main…
- Posted by Stacy Clark to The Yin and the Yang 3 years ago | 0 Comments | Post a reply
“Real” Mom?

It’s not a far stretch to assume that everyone has heard of the word “real.” So why is this word used incorrectly in so many of the questions directed at…
- Posted by Danielle Pennel to My Paperwork Pregnancies 3 years ago | 1 Comment | Post a reply
For Older Child, International Adoptees Learning to Read in English Is Hard to Do

Reading is something I take for granted. I have always been a reader. I have a book going at all times and the the kids see me reading frequently. My…
- Posted by Sarah Kussow to Straight to Bunk Beds 3 years ago | 1 Comment | Post a reply
Domestic Adoption Poll

For an upcoming issue of Adoptive Families, we want to hear from domestic adoptive families about their experiences at the hospital. Were you able to be at the hospital to…
- Posted by AFC Editors to Talk to AF 3 years ago | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Mandantory Viewing: “Off and Running,” a Documentary About Transracial, Lesbian Parenting

A Movie that Explores One Adopted Teenager’s Birth Mother Search Last weekend, my wife, Nadia, and I previewed Off and Running: An American Coming of Age Story, a documentary film…
- Posted by Eva to Two Brides, One Adoption Story 3 years ago | 0 Comments | Post a reply

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Adam Berger

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I have recently adopted or am adopting from...
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