Dan and Melissa stood in the waiting room, too nervous to sit down. They were waiting to meet a baby boy. The minutes slowly clicked by. Was there a problem?…
Dear Birth mothers, I was adopted. The woman who gave birth to me took newborn pictures of me, held me for three days, placed a bow in my hair, and…
“'You’re really good looking for a black person,’” Damian has heard this kind of comment most of his life. “When I was a little kid, I thought it was a…
“Careful, Mom. The U.S. is violent. Very, very violent. Don’t go outside.” The son from Mongolia spoke passionately. Last January, his mother traveled to visit her daughter, and due to…
When our first baby was bundled up and handed to us, I held her tight and knew our love would protect her from any racial bias or pain. I was…
Guest writer—An adopted teenager I’m adopted, and even though my parents were some of the best, I have over the years accumulated a list of things I think people should…
When our first baby was bundled up and handed to us, I held her tight and knew our love would protect her from any racial bias or pain. I was…