You know one, or know someone who knows one, or you are one. An adoptive Mom. For whatever reason, the child that calls them or you Mom came from another woman’s uterus. I am an adoptive mom. For reasons too complex to delve into here and now, my husband and I chose adoption as a …
Note from the editor – Andrea’s first language isn’t English but I decided to leave her words unedited. Leaving them as such wasn’t to show any weakness on Andrea’s part, but to show again her determination to get her and her daughter’s story out. I did however choose to not publish a photo of her …
I never thought it would go on this long. I never thought we would get to this point. What am I talking about? I’m talking about not speaking to my in-laws in a year. Not just me, my wife as well. We have not spoken to my wife’s parents in a year. We have not spoken to any …
It seems like I’ve been waiting for this day forever. I’ve had vivid fantasies about it. I’ve begged the universe to keep me sane until it arrived. I remember feeling as though it would never. ever. come. And here it is. All three of my kids are finally no longer attached to my hip and …