Finding Our Future in the Past
My wife kept a journal as we waited to adopt our first child, and we can go back and read the entry from the day he was born. Little did we know we'd one day have an entry for the day our second child was born...
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Share photos of your child with a mother, birth mother, or grandma!
Daddy Moments Photo Contest
Share photos of your child with a dad, birth father, or grandpa!
Family Hugs Photo Contest
Meet the winners, Steven and his mom, and the finalists.
Holiday Photo Contest
Meet the winner, Tessa, and the finalists.
Halloween Photo Contest
Meet the winner, Carley, and the finalists.
Back-to-School and Fall Fun Photo Contest
Meet the winners, Everett and Aveline, and the finalists.
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Man Up!
What adoption has taught me about fatherhood, family, and myself
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Can I Love Another?
Six months into our second adoption I feel disconnected from, even offended by, the process. I need to keep reminding myself that, when I'm holding my little girl in my arms, the uncertainty will be gone, and all of this intrusiveness will have been worth.
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Thinking Back and Looking Ahead
I've changed from wanting a child who looks like me to insisting on one who doesn't.
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Starting Over
We've recently jumped back into the fray of home visits, background checks, and endless piles of paperwork to complete a second adoption.
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Worried About the Whys
Is there a right way to explain to a child how unknown adult circumstances forever altered his life? I think about this often, and while yes, there might be a right way to go about it, it won't be easy. What will I say when my son asks why?
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A Small World
Reaching out to other families who adopted from our son's children's home in India has brought affirming benefits for our son and ourselves -- and a serendipitous connection.
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A Manu by Any Other Name, Is Not the Same
We hoped that not giving our son a new name would help him take something from the culture he had to leave behind.
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