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
Browsing the "Adoption" Tag
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
Report From a Neurodiverse Universe
June 14th, 2023 | by Maryrose Smyth
Val full-body lunges at Max! Contact! Max’s full face folds like bread dough
Don’t Eugenics Your Kid: On the Nature of Nurture
May 10th, 2023 | by Cheryl Klein
In trying to protect myself from what I couldn’t control, I’d forgotten I had agency
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
She’s Both of Our Daughters
October 4th, 2022 | by Jody Kesiner
One mother vanishes while another mother becomes. This vanishing, I remind myself, is only on paper.
Liminal Village: Adoption, COVID, and Homes in the Air
September 27th, 2022 | by Cheryl Klein
The NICU social worker said Joey was ready to graduate. She talked to us like we were already his mothers.
When I met him
September 12th, 2022 | by Julie Bolt
Tuesday. The social worker arrives at the Los Angeles Park. He scrambles out of the back seat and laughs excitedly. He
Not My Newborn’s Mother
July 26th, 2022 | by Allison Grace Myers
What right did I have to hold this wondrous, just-born human in my arms?
Ask a MUTHA: Reproductive Rights
July 14th, 2022 | by Jen Bryant
In light of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health overturning Roe v. Wade, we asked MUTHAs: "How has abortion access, or lack thereof, affected your life?"