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Becoming a Mom, Again, Maybe

To recap part one of our story… Got “the call” yesterday at 3:40 p.m. – CHECK Ran around to stores collecting what we needed – CHECK Woke up at 5:30am,…
- Posted by Kristy Hartley-Galbraith to Adoption: Not Just My Profession, My Life 5 years, 6 months ago | 5 Comments | Post a reply
Famous Last Words: What’s the Chance It Will Happen This Week?

We submitted our profile to our agency and officially became a waiting family in mid-March. Our agency has a high percentage (around 50 percent) of emergency placements—when the agency is…
- Posted by Kristy Hartley-Galbraith to Adoption: Not Just My Profession, My Life 5 years, 8 months ago | 0 Comments | Post a reply
So, Have You Heard Anything Yet?

We have only officially been in the books for 6 weeks and it seems like, each time I'm with someone I only see about once a week or so, I'm…
- Posted by Kristy Hartley-Galbraith to Adoption: Not Just My Profession, My Life 5 years, 9 months ago | 2 Comments | Post a reply
Preparing for a Disruption During the Revocation Period

We are just days away from going "in the books.” What an exciting step! It also marks the last part of the adoption process over which we have control. Now…
- Posted by Kristy Hartley-Galbraith to Adoption: Not Just My Profession, My Life 5 years, 9 months ago | 2 Comments | Post a reply
“You’re Not My ‘Real’ Parents!”

When looking into adoption, it's easy to think about what could go wrong. "What if no expectant mother ever selects me?" "What if our potential adoption falls through?" "What if…
- Posted by Danielle Pennel to My Paperwork Pregnancies 5 years, 10 months ago | 1 Comment | Post a reply
After Seeing Thousands of Adoption Profiles, How Hard Could It Be to Create Our Own?

Going into the adoption process, we knew it was paperwork heavy and that, by the end, we could probably go pro if “avoiding paper cuts” were an Olympic sport. We…
- Posted by Kristy Hartley-Galbraith to Adoption: Not Just My Profession, My Life 5 years, 11 months ago | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Why I Support Adoptee Rights

I am looking at my daughter's birth certificate. Right there, in plain print, it states that Beth is a "Child of" myself and my husband. It lists her birth date…
- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 5 years, 11 months ago | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Making My Profession Personal

I’m excited to be joining the ranks of the AdoptiveFamiliesCircle bloggers, as I regularly read the blogs and gain so much valuable insight from all the different perspectives. I wanted…
- Posted by Kristy Hartley-Galbraith to Adoption: Not Just My Profession, My Life 5 years, 11 months ago | 3 Comments | Post a reply
A New Chapter in My Family’s Story

It's hard to believe that I've been away from Be Bold or Go Home for almost two years. The hiatus wasn't planned. My last few posts back in 2013 highlighted…
- Posted by Sharon Van Epps to Be Bold or Go Home 6 years ago | 1 Comment | Post a reply
Where to Draw the Line

You hold the keys to your child's adoption story. With whom do you share it? How much do you share? As adoptive parents, is it even our right to share?…
- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 6 years, 1 month ago | 6 Comments | Post a reply
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