Behind the scenes I see her: she is picking up the socks, pillows, and blankets, scattered from her three children. She hears the phone ringing wit
I don’t remember much about the winter of 2015. I just know that everything was grey. I couldn’t tell you what happened on any given day becaus
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Though it’s often attached to mothers who have physically given birth, studies show that postpartum depression, aka the “baby blues,” can als
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Every adoption story is different, and every adoptive child joins his or her family at a different age. Some adopt their children at birth or sho
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Nicole Chung was born prematurely. Her birth parents chose an adoption plan. Growing up a Korean raised by white parents in Oregon, Chung explains
He raged inside his cell, ready to explode. Cursing the officers and social workers alike, he spewed spittle and body fluids over every available s
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Andrea Klug-Napier, 31, will be joining her family in Cincinnati to watch her reunion story unfold on television. Andrea’s biological mother gave
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“Are there any other questions you might have?” It was our third and final visit with our social worker, Jen. She had been with us for the past