Adoptees wanting to find a birth parent today have tools such as adoption registries to aid in their search often providing expedited results. But
Imagine that you have recently immigrated to a new country, and you’re heading to the hospital to have your baby—the first in your family to be
What Are My Chances for Adopting Twins? In the United States, only 3.5-4% of births are twins. With the introduction of IVF, this rate has increase
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
When a woman has an unexpected pregnancy, the more information she has, the more empowered she becomes. Choice is empowering. Pregnancy resource ce
Though it’s often attached to mothers who have physically given birth, studies show that postpartum depression, aka the “baby blues,” can als
Are you a part of an adoption group on social media? (Here is a great one!) If you aren’t, you’re missing out! While there is admittedly a ton
Adoption stories—there is almost something magical about them. People always want to hear adoption stories, and they often have questions they wo
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
A perennial Christmas favorite is the 1947 movie, Miracle on 34th Street which is about a department store Santa who claims to be the real Santa
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
As parents, we make innumerable choices for our children that we hope will give them the best advantage in life. As college becomes more expensive
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, of Jersey Shore, discussed her life as an adoptee in her video blog post “My Adoption Story.” She found out as an
Andrea Klug-Napier, 31, will be joining her family in Cincinnati to watch her reunion story unfold on television. Andrea’s biological mother gave