Guest Contributor
You Will Get Off the Plane
When my husband and I moved our family to East Asia in Fall 2016, I spent the weeks before our move preparing in different ways. One thing I did repeatedly was search the Internet...
Letting Go and Latching On
For someone who never planned to have kids, it’s pretty surprising to think that I’ve been breastfeeding my baby for almost 6 months now. It’s not that I didn’t like children, in fact that...
What It’s Like to be a Transracial Adoptive Family
“Wow! She’s beautiful! Is she mixed?”
“Why couldn’t you have your own kids?”
“Now that you’ve adopted, are you going to get pregnant?”
“What country is he from?”
“How long have you been foster parents?”
“Are your kids real...
Be That Friend: Supporting a Pregnancy or Infant Loss
I have had four pregnancies.
I have delivered three babies.
I have two daughters at home.
I am part of one “club” for which no mother volunteers - Pregnancy and Infant Loss.
Madeline is our oldest. She is...