Choosing the Bear: On Considering Foster Care
December 7th, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
I want to root for parents to get their kids back, but does that mean rooting against myself? Can I do this
Browsing the "Hold it Lightly" Tag
Onesie, Never Worn: On Miscarried Adoption Dreams
November 8th, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
Who did I think I was, acting like I was going to have a baby, just because I had a ream of papers and receipts and a promise
“Ew! YOU survived THAT!?”: Author Kimberly Dark on Tools for Talking About Trauma
October 19th, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
No life unfolds without trauma, or without chances for joy
Love Letter to the Los Angeles Unified School District
August 26th, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
Asking schools to solve a pandemic is like asking them to solve poverty. We demand both. And damn, schools fight the good fight.
Adoption is Not for the Faint of Heart, or: How I Got Banned from the Comfort Inn
July 8th, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
If there were a dozen red flags waving brazenly—her urgent need for money, lack of interest in who we were, trouble with the law—that was kind of the point. That was why Courtney was making an adoption plan
Mosaic: Things Lost, Found, and Taken
June 23rd, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
The family stories hovered like the clouds of dust that were inflaming Cass’ sinuses. Like dust, they’d been there forever, and I never quite saw them
Only One Can Cry: Adam Toledo, Subjectivity, and Riding Shotgun
April 23rd, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
From the back seat, my son's toothbrush blinked in red staccato to let him know how long to brush, and I thought of police cars.
Carriers
March 22nd, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
Privileged parents are getting a dose of what poor parents have always known: When the system fails, we will be blamed and pitted against each other
On the Other Side of the Curtain: A Year of Waiting
February 23rd, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
The word that squeezes your stomach like a jungle snake is "unfair." You deserve a baby. Your dad’s girlfriend deserves the vaccine. Fairness—what a ridiculous concept to cling to
Thanks for Being Awesome: You, Me, and The Algorithm
January 26th, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
I know there’s a simple solution to this quagmire, which is to turn off the TV (not so simple during month eleven of quarantine) or at least to disable YouTube