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Farewell to Raising a Rainbow

Given the demands of parenting and work, the Raising a Rainbow foster adoption blogger says goodbye to the AdoptiveFamiliesCircle community.
- Posted by mamaof2browngirls to Raising a Rainbow 7 years, 10 months ago | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Seeing Adoption from the Other Side, Part Two

It's easy to boast of the "selfless" decision a birth mother makes, but the decision to place a child for adoption is so much more than a single word. It's complex and bittersweet. And it's forever.
- Posted by mamaof2browngirls to Raising a Rainbow 7 years, 10 months ago | 7 Comments | Post a reply
Seeing Adoption from the Other Side, Part One

During our wait to adopt our first child, I befriended a young woman named Jessica who was facing a crisis pregnancy. I realized that women in her situation won't just "get over" placing a child for adoption.
- Posted by mamaof2browngirls to Raising a Rainbow 7 years, 11 months ago | 1 Comment | Post a reply
Dashed Dreams or Reality Check?

A conversation with two foster parents opened my eyes to the realities of parenting children from the system. If we move ahead, it will be sans the rose-colored glasses.
- Posted by mamaof2browngirls to Raising a Rainbow 8 years ago | 5 Comments | Post a reply
Are We Ready for a Third Child?

With two babies at home, perhaps this just isn't our season to adopt from foster care.
- Posted by mamaof2browngirls to Raising a Rainbow 8 years, 3 months ago | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Behind the Numbers on Children Waiting in Foster Care

One hundred thousand kids without permanent homes: What does that mean? Like many people in our society, I had grown increasingly immune to numerical data. What forced me to recognize what 100,000 children really mean was...
- Posted by mamaof2browngirls to Raising a Rainbow 8 years, 5 months ago | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Our Work-in-Progress Adoption Journey

I never imagined my children would be of another race (we are Caucasian and both of our children are African-American). I never thought I'd be sharing my children with another set of parents and siblings (both of our adoptions are fully open). But...
- Posted by mamaof2browngirls to Raising a Rainbow 8 years, 5 months ago | 7 Comments | Post a reply

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