Mother Told She Doesn’t Have to Sign Adoption Papers
“You don’t have to sign,” I told Marnette. She’d just given birth to twins. A month earlier, she had chosen a family to adopt the tiny little boy and girl.…
“You don’t have to sign,” I told Marnette. She’d just given birth to twins. A month earlier, she had chosen a family to adopt the tiny little boy and girl.…
Zoey* was on edge. She stared out the window, subconsciously shaking her head. The pregnant woman had gone through dozens of adoptive family profiles. Finally, she had found a couple…
The two women were separated when Margie* got pregnant. Margie regretted connecting with her old boyfriend, especially when her wife returned, and the women decided they should work things out.…
Mental health issues have plagued Krista* all her adult life. Through these struggles, four of her children were placed in foster care/adopted. Krista understood her health prohibited her from adequately…
Twenty-five birth mothers looked through the Carter’s family profile. Twenty-five times, the birth mother decided the Carters weren’t the family to raise the unborn child.“We had been waiting a year…
The light on my office phone was blinking.I could see the annoying notification through the window as I tried to herd high school students to their next class.“What now?” I…
Guest blog from Adoptive Mom, Hope This beautiful little guy is our second adoption, and I can truly say no two adoptions are alike. The second time around, I felt…