No Adoption in a Perfect World? Define Perfect for Me, Please.
“In a perfect world, there would be no adoption.” That phrase has haunted me for a long time. A social worker sat in my living room with a clipboard and…
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August 17, 2020
My Birth Mother Was a Playboy Bunny
Adopted children often have high expectations of their birth parents. As a small child, Katie supposed hers were a prince and princess, heirs to a faraway throne who had hidden…
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July 9, 2020
The Biological Pull Is Strong. It Doesn’t Replace Who Raised You.
Where do I get my blue eyes from? My weird double-jointed elbows? Being left-handed? My stubborn attitude? Fabulous sense of humor? ???? Do they think of me? It was a worry…
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June 26, 2020
Children and Birth Mothers Should Trust You
Want fascinating, human interest stories? There are all kinds of great stories at an adoption agency. Between birthmothers and adoptive parents, we see the absolute best people in the world.…
June 24, 2020
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,…
June 15, 2020
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…
May 26, 2020
We Hear You–You Feel Powerless
We hear our adoptive parents. You feel powerless. You feel the birth mother has all the control. You feel this is a financial drain. You feel confused as to why…
May 7, 2020
