Gladney reFRAMED Podcast talks about multiple kinds of experiences in adoption. What additional emotions does adoption create, for the adoptee and
The Dream She could see her little girl so clearly: shoulder length, curly, dark brown hair, brown eyes, and a smile that could light up a room. Sh
She’s a country singer, a Grammy award-winning songwriter, a backup vocalist for Christopher Cross, a wife, a mother, and an adoptee. Marcia Ram
Dear Birth Mother on Mother’s Day Weekend: This weekend will be hard. Mother’s Day is always hard. There’s just no “amazingly awesome way!
I found out I was pregnant about three hours after I had broken up with my boyfriend. By the time I had gotten home and realized something was off,
I was sitting on the couch in a friend’s home, cuddled up on the couch with my then 5-month-old daughter asleep on my lap. A Netflix show was pla
This article is probably going to evoke some emotions, so consider this your trigger warning. I imagine I’ll catch a certain amount of flack, but
Adoption. It is complex and unique to each and every adoptive family, child, and biological family. There are no two situations exactly alike,
If you have ever traveled to a different country, you are well aware of the fact that different cultures can be quite a shock. No two countries are
For this article, I asked to interview my foster sister, Dawn, to tell her adoption story. Dawn is a 38-year-old African American woman who was ado
“He is mine in a way that he will never be hers, yet he is hers in a way that he will never be mine, and so together, we are motherhood.” -Des
A picture says a thousand words and can change the course of a life when it comes to adoption. Thousands of children are waiting to be adopted acro
If I believed in coincidence, I would say it was by pure coincidence that I am writing this post. Too bad I don’t believe in coincidence. However
Most people adopt in a similar way. They make the conscious choice to pursue adoption, and then, they follow a fairly standard route: criminal reco
The Department of Social Services says 2019 was a record year for adoptions in the state of South Carolina. Last year, 571 children were adopted w
Things were a lot different for me before I became a parent. I was selfish. I was reckless. While I considered the consequences of my actions, many