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I pulled into my work parking lot around 7AM, coffee in one hand and a recorder in the other. Coordinating an interview across time zones left Darr

Knowing one’s history and genealogy is becoming more popular than ever. Many people, whether they are adopted or not, are fascinated with their f

After pirouetting in a gingham frock outside an Austrian chateau, Liz Patterson of Cedar Falls, Iowa was introduced to her children, who marched do

I was adopted at birth in a closed adoption. I had an older sister whom my adoptive parents had adopted several years earlier. When I was eleven, m

It’s difficult for me to pinpoint exactly when I became interested in being a foster parent. It feels like fostering or adopting was something I

Being a movie star or professional athlete has its perks. Usually, those positions come with a large paycheck. Usually, it affords them exclusiviti

Your adoption journey is the story of how your family became a family. Exciting stuff, right? And while some of the earliest, driest, and smallest

One commonality that adoptees often share is experiencing adoption questions at an early age, and it never stops. When your child is old enough to

Hannah and Marissa Brandt were recently seen playing for Team USA and Team Korea in Pyeongchang at the 2018 Olympics. The Brandt sisters have a s

My baby will start pre-K in the fall (how in the world is this possible?), and it’s got me thinking again about adoption stories and school. As a

We’ve all been there—frustrated kid, frustrated mom, house a wreck, patience out the door and (seemingly) never coming back. Parenting is not f

If adopted, what steps would you take to find information regarding your background, heritage, or biological family? What if all of the avenues you

When people think of the word “adoption,” I believe they have the TV vision of a child being placed in a loving home from a place where he or s

Adoption is complicated…it’s defined by joy and loss all tangled up together. Being an adoptive parent can be challenging. Growing up as an ado

A mother’s love should be unconditional. A birthmother who places her child for adoption shows this love.  An adoptive mother who looks past phy

Mother’s Day is an emotional day.  For some, it is a joyful time for new mothers and their young children. For women struggling with infertility