Debacle
That's the first word that comes to mind as I think about our recent long-weekend visit to Indiana, to see Beth's birth family. First of all there was far too…
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Domestic Adoption
More from AFC's adoption bloggers about adopting a newborn or older child from the United States.-
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Making the Leap from Birth Family to Family
Here's the main reason I wanted to adopt a baby rather than adopt donor eggs -- the young woman donating her eggs would remain anonymous. We would have known her…
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My Adoption Tattoo
It's almost that time of year when you are able to see your friends, neighbors, and strangers in their bathing suits. I always enjoy gawking at them. I swear, I'm…
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Same Birth Mother, Vastly Different Feelings About Adoption
My two children, adopted domestically as infants, have the same birth mother. We adopted Isabel when she was two months old. A year and a half later the agency called…
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Four-Year-Old in the House
Somewhere between the ages of three and four, it happened. We were running late and needed to move it. Now. But Beth decided she didn't want to move. So, she…
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“Do You See Your Son?”
As an adoptee and an adoptive mom, I have heard my fair share of adoption related questions over the years. By now, most of them don't surprise me and I…
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My Other Baby
I distinctly remember when it hit me that "my baby" wasn't really my baby (or, for that matter, even human) -- she was my cat, Scarlet. It was the day…
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Wordless Wednesday: Jingle Bell Rock’n it Out
She's here all week folks. And then some. (OK, enough said, especially for Wordless Wednesday.)
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UPDATE! My Daughter’s Biological Mom Called
It was right before Halloween. Kim and I exchanged one quick phone call and planned on speaking again in the next day or two, so her kids could talk to…
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Surprise, Surprise
If there is one thing that surprises me when it comes to adoption, it's how much things still manage to surprise me. Ten years in and I'm still floored by…
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