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Normal Adoption - Really?

Image Source"Normal adoption"-to many, that right there is an oxymoron. The conventional family is obviously biologically related, I'm aware. But I'm not really trying to address absolute normalcy, what I'm tackling is s…
Reflections on Adoption: A Mother's Love

This Friday night I was able to get together for a dear girlfriend for margaritas and then working on our babybooks at Barnes & Nobles until all hours of the night....that was good because my son is 14 months old and…
Adoption Drama -Is Adopting Ever a Bad Thing?

Have you ever noticed that when a "regular" person adopts a child it's almost always viewed as an exciting occasion that calls for celebration, yet when a celeb adopts, it can quickly become controversial?
November is Adoption Awareness Month

Image Source There are 114,000 children in foster care waiting to be adopted in the United States. Almost half of these children are ages eight to 17. While every child wants a permanent home with a loving parent, that…
Where Did Mom Go?

image sourceMy home is usually peaceful with the loud screaming of 3 year old and a 14 year old getting at each others nerves, music to my ears. Now these aren't my kids, the 14 year old is my brother and the 3 year ol…
"You're Adopted? That's So Cool."

So I'm not gonna lie, I'm adopted. It's never been a big deal to me, seeing as I've lived with my adopted parents since I was a baby. They loved me, and made sure I knew it. I had a good life. Given, my adopted mother…
Good Twin vs. Evil Twin - Need advice!

image source So this situation is not hypothetical, it's happening as we speak. I have a friend who has a twin sister. They fit into the whole "good twin-evil twin" description so well that it's not even funny. The "G…
Would You Let Your Child Give Her Baby Away?

by Mama Ladybug So last night during my occasional insomnia episode, I scrolled across MTV's new show called "16 & Pregnant." The show captures the lives of pregnant teenagers and their families, and how they a…
How Adoption Has Affected Me

I didn't think it would be that hard. I've prepared myself for it, right? My sister, she chose her decision months ago. That this baby inside of her would be given a home and a life she can't provide. Okay, to be hones…
My Unexpected Family Created Overnight

image sourceIt's been a long standing joke in my family that at my wedding shower I would get a cake saying "I'm never getting married!" and at my baby shower I would get a cake saying "I'll never have a baby!" I was w…