I recently read an article on social media written by a first mother sketching out the story of how she came to re-adopt the daughter she placed for adoption eighteen years earlier. For those of us in the adoption sphere it’s a fascinating and bizarre tale. I won’t attempt to recap it; if you haven’t … Read More
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Why I’m a SAHP
I am a stay-at-home-parent (SAHP), but I work one afternoon and evening a week. My kids go to a day home for about 5 hours on that day, and occasionally go another day if I need extra childcare. I know this is not everyone’s choice, or not everyone is able to choose this even if … Read More
Change and Identity
Today I dropped my oldest child off at her very first day of preschool. I was not as emotional as I was afraid I would be. Just very excited for her and a little nervous that she would not love it as much as I thought she would. Even though I had no tears, I … Read More
What’s Next?…
We had Lucy’s last court hearing to finalize her adoption into our family on Wednesday, March 6th. It is so exiting and, although we never considered that it would not be granted, it is an odd relief. I need to complete some final immigration forms, but now Lucy is officially our daughter and her birth certificate … Read More