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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More from AFC's adoption bloggers about welcoming home an adopted child for the first time.-
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Share Your Stories and Photos with Adoptive Families
SPECIAL ISSUE: Celebrate Adoption The next issue of Adoptive Families is all about you! We're excited to announce a special double issue, "Celebrate Adoption: Our Families, Our Stories," and we…
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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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Adoption Expert Webinar: Establishing a Healthy Feeding Relationship
Since bringing your child home, have you encountered behaviors like hoarding, food obsession, picky eating, overeating, or everyday power struggles around the dinner table? Join Katja Rowell, M.D., aka "The Feeding Doctor,"…
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Contest: Where Were You When You Got “The Call”?
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you to everyone who shared a family memory for a chance to win a "Roots of Love" pendant. Congratulations to the winner, AFC member…
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Discovering the Fourth Trimester
I honestly don't remember much about life with a newborn, in those months after adopting our daughter, Beth, domestically. I can't tell you when Beth gave up the bottle, how…
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What Does Adoption Mean to You?
It’s November, which means it’s National Adoption Awareness Month. What are you doing to celebrate? In honor of this very important month, I talked to several people whose lives…
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You Knew You Were a Mom or Dad When… Contest
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you to everyone who shared one of their family's adoption memories for a chance to win a beautiful keepsake necklace. Congratulations to the winner,…
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The Miracle of Adoption
After my husband and I had our first child, I marveled at the miracle of birth. Before we brought home our daughter, adopted from Ethiopia, I had not thought about…
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Farewell, Fire Truck: Milestones of Becoming a Family
We've been working on clutter clearing at our house recently. I asked my son, Gobez, adopted from Ethiopia, to go through his room and pull out anything he no longer…
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