What About Me?’ He Sees Babies Getting Adopted And Deserves A Family, Our Answer Was A Shaky, Scared ‘Yes’

People often ask me, “What is it like to adopt an older child? Should we break birth order? How will ...
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After Years Of Abuse, I Was Finally Adopted Into My Loving And Supportive ‘Forever Family’ At The Age Of 22

I was born in 1992 to a single mother. I stayed with one of my older sisters, who was only ...
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I Got Sober For A Man, Stayed Sober For My Baby, And Now I Stay Sober For Me

I grew up with an alcoholic mother who often left me sitting in bars with a roll of quarters while ...
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You Are My Mom And You Need To Come Get Me,’ She Was Never Going To Be Alone Again

I was 27 and healthy. The thought of having a baby with Down syndrome had never even occurred to me. ...
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Through Screaming, I Coded At 1:25 p.m., Five Minutes Later My Son Was Born Not Breathing And Bagged

In early 2015, soon after we got engaged, we discovered I was expecting our first child together. At first, everything ...
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