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Two Years Ago and Tonight

DIfficult behaviors manifest as the worst times
- Posted by Jenna Nadeau 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
A Birthmom Picked Us

After six years of waiting for a family, 24 hours and two conversations changed our lives.
- Posted by Jenna Nadeau 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Who’s the Lucky One?

Comments made to adoptive parents are sometimes difficult to respond to
- Posted by Jenna Nadeau 1 month, 2 weeks ago
TMI

Maintaining an open adoption relationship through the internet
- Posted by Jenna Nadeau 2 months, 1 week ago
The Importance of Family

Anna's biological sibling extends the meaning of family through adoption
- Posted by Jenna Nadeau 3 months ago
Dealing With Difficult Comments

An adoptive mom defends herself when she is told, "You aren't her real mom."
- Posted by Jenna Nadeau 3 months, 1 week ago
The Ghost of Birthdays Past

Less than two years ago, I nearly gave up - on connecting with a birth mom, on adopting a baby, on being a mom. Today, I'm infinitely glad I didn't.
- Posted by Jenna Nadeau 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Dark Emotions Post Adoption

Little is written about the stages of grief after adoption - and the feelings of guilt, inadequacy, and resentment from which some of us suffer.
- Posted by Jenna Nadeau 4 months ago
Calling All Triad Members

We don't hear enough from birth mothers and birth fathers -- the people who could bridge the chasm between some adoptive parents and adoptees on key sticking points.
- Posted by Jenna Nadeau 4 months, 1 week ago
Talking to Myself

Yes, it's easy to forget sometimes that Anna was adopted. But that doesn't mean it's not a big deal, and that we shouldn't 'talk' about it even now.
- Posted by Jenna Nadeau 4 months, 1 week ago
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What’s True and Not
from The Yin and the Yang
She pouts a little looking at Jonathan, Kathryn, and me. "You are Americans. I am the Chinese." She sounds lonely. A player without a team.
Celebrating Family Anniversaries
from Straight to Bunk Beds
"We know that this is something we want to celebrate, but we are still trying to decide exactly how. We know there are many ways to mark this big milestone... We have read about gotcha days, family birthdays, and the like. But for some reason, none of them really feel…
Double Bind
from The Yin and the Yang
I walk a fine line of parenting with my daughter who came from far away. I am on the lookout for what may get overlooked, for what may lie beneath the surface, for what may need some extra care. It is a delicate balance between too much and not enough.
First Weeks of Motherhood
from Painting the Nursery
I think the disappointments we faced with miscarriages and the failed adoptions really prepared us for whatever parental challenges are ahead of us.
“Dating” Birthparents
from My Paperwork Pregnancies
They were scared that they may say the wrong thing at any time and frighten us away. Never before then did I ever consider that the potential birthparents may be as nervous as we were.