Browsing the "Adoption" Tag

She Wasn’t Ever Ours to Keep

February 5th, 2024 | by Elizabeth di Grazia

Every time Mayra was pregnant, the father said the child was not his. But after he learned we'd adopted one of his children, he threatened to kidnap her


Do You See What I See?

January 18th, 2024 | by Cheryl Klein

Did I sense my dad’s sadness about this time of year? Was it the shortening days, the story of a magical baby born in the bleakest of times


Better

August 15th, 2023 | by Charise Alexander Adams

She may never fully believe she can depend on me – she has been let down too many times. These things are part of the gulf between us that can never be closed – but it can be bridged


The “M” Word

June 19th, 2023 | by Angela Tucker

“Adoption does provide a different life,” I said, erasing the judgment about it being good or bad, better or worse


Five Answers to the Same Question

October 11th, 2022 | by Eve Lyons

After Faisal Mohyuddin 1.     My son is ten today He hasn’t heard from his first momIt’s been years.  2.    He loves to explore



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