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Thankful Words

I don't think that I am an amazing person for adopting, as all I wanted to be was a mom like most every woman.
- Posted by Danielle Pennel 5 months ago
What to Expect When You’re… Adopting

How the adoption process can resemble a typical pregnancy in its stages and emotions.
- Posted by Danielle Pennel 5 months, 1 week ago
She’s Healthy. That’s All You Need to Know

You've received 'The Call.' You're bursting to share your child's information with loved ones. Don't. I promise, you'll regret it.
- Posted by Danielle Pennel 5 months, 1 week ago
The Adoption Paparazzi

Before our first transracial adoption, we needed to see real, visible adoptive families in our community. We needed to see them shopping, eating, just being. We needed to be adoption voyeurs.
- Posted by Danielle Pennel 5 months, 2 weeks 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…
A Birthmom Picked Us
from Inconceivable Family
Anna stopped being a theory and started to become a younger sister, a real baby, an honest adoption story. The pieces took shape and my heart beat faster. I remember very little of the details to our conversation, but I recall with incredibly accuracy the way my jaw felt paralyzed,…
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.