Dear Birth Mom, As My Children Leave, I Love You More
Dear Birth mom, My words are weak. When I think of you, emotions well up inside me. Emotions that have no words. Emotions that are so intensely filled with gratitude and…
Adopted Brother Reveals Racist Reflexes
In his very funny and smart comedy routine, “Stop Your Racist Reflexes” Comedian Alex Velluto draws laughs when he talks about his adopted brother and the automatic reflexes which reveal…
Walk Toward Your Subconscious Biases
I was on a plane and I heard the voice of a woman pilot coming over the P.A. system, and I was just so excited, so thrilled. I was like,…
“My Birth Mom Can Adopt Me Back,” My Adopted Daughter said.
Guest Blogger--About her adopted daughter “You can’t tell anyone.” My 30-year-old daughter had called to confide in me. “Promise you won’t even tell Dad until everything is over. Promise?”“I promise,”…
Adoptive Children Need to Trust–Earn that Trust
“You don’t trust me,” the boy was obviously distressed, but not distressed enough to stop eating fries from a generous serving. He appeared to be just headed into puberty and…
Angels to Help Us
Ask for angels to help you. If you believe in God or if you believe in angels, then you must believe that they would want to help you. We ask…
Our Littlest Baby Doing Well
Guest blog from Jess, an adoptive mother who has spent the last few weeks with her premature infant in the NICU unit.Scott and I talked about adoption being part of…