As a birth mother who gave her identical twin boys up for adoption 54 years ago, I can tell you how relieved I am to learn that the old phraseology
Not looking for my birth parents just wasn’t an option for me. I’ve had this crazy curiosity about them since I was eleven years old. It starte
LeiLoni Lee grew up in a happy, loving home. She was the first daughter after a string of four boys. A little sister came a few years later. A natu
All adoptees have a different story to tell. What may be true for one may be different for another. In my story, the ups greatly outweigh the downs
It’s natural to wonder where you came from and if you have similarities to your birth mother. Since I was a teenager, I wondered what my birth mo
If you or a loved one was placed for adoption chances are, at some point, you will consider what it may be like to reconnect with them and wonder h
While adoption is a beautiful way to provide a family to a child who needs one and an opportunity for families wishing to grow in a nontraditional
I look back on the last year of my life and am in awe at how I have been blessed. I added two families to my own and have an abundance of people to
When I was 10 days old, I was adopted to a specially picked family. I don’t remember ever not knowing that I was adopted. I also don’t
It’s somewhat of a fairy tale story, everything working out just right. That being said, it’s also been much harder than I could ever have ant
If you are not watching the Netflix show, Sweet Magnolias, bless your heart. Or, maybe bless mine, because the second season is full of adoption st
As a mother through adoption, there is one person I often think about, pray for, and honestly wish I got to spend time with: the woman who gave my
I was recently talking with another adoptee that I connected with through my adoption organization, The Table DFW. We are mainly focused on birth p
Found: Netflix Movie Review Documentaries are a perfect format to see real-life experiences of others, to hear their voices, and watch as they form
My New Year’s Resolutions for the Adoption Community “I’m usually emotional during the week leading up to the new year. I’m thinking ahead
“Wow. She is not your average birth mother!” This was my immediate thought as I saw Lorri Antosz Benson speak at the adoption conference, Talk
As a birth parent in a semi-open adoption, the 18th birthday can be a really big milestone and mean many different things. You have all of the joy
Often I have caught a glimpse of my daughter as she watches the movie The Wiz, an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, and how she marvels at Dorothy wh
The reunification stories of adoptees and their families are as unique and varied as the individuals themselves. Sometimes, the birth families of a
Birth mothers—there is never an adoption without that significant human. Adoption stories wouldn’t be heard of without the sacrifice of her bod