For nine years I grieved my firstborn, believing I might never truly get to know her
For nine years, I grieved my firstborn daughter. When I was just 14 years old, a little over three months ...
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Neither of us wanted to speak, fearing today could be the tragic day our baby dies
Like many first-time moms, I felt my motherhood journey truly began the day I found out I was pregnant. Something ...
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I delivered her, knowing I’d never see her eyes open, facing unbearable pregnancy loss
I always had a feeling that getting pregnant might be hard for me. As a teenager, my menstrual cycles were ...
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What About Me? He Sees All the Babies Getting Adopted. He Deserves a Family Too. Our Answer Was a Shaky, Scared ‘Yes.’
People often ask me, “what is it like to adopt an older child? Should we change birth order? How will ...
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She Gave Up On Being Adopted, Now She’s My Beautiful Daughter
On July 15, 2019, I got a text from a friend who worked at a teen shelter. She asked if ...
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