FEATURES  | An Unexpected Family
A bittersweet ending to one couple's saga of infertility
By Bob Shacochis | | |  | In the Company of Heroes
Have I gone overboard in pointing out adopted idols to my six-year-old son
By Janis Cooke Newman | | |  | Too Many Questions
A mom thought she had been asked every question imaginable, until one summer afternoon.
By Eliza Thomas | | |  | Birthfathers: The Forgotten Half of the Story
Biological Fathers are often left out or forgotten, but they shouldn't be.
By Eliza Newlin Carney | | | |  | More Than Skin Deep
Can a mother feel any more attached to her baby daughter?
Not this one.
By Judy Rader | | | MAY/JUNE 2001 ISSUE
| 4 Publisher's Letter 5 Letters to the Editor 11 Happy Mother's Day
A tribute to all moms. 12 Adoption News & Notes
13 In My Opinion
International Adoption: Why Not?
By Barb Reinhold 15 Adopted Child
Proceed with Caution
By Lois Melina 17 The Waiting Game
Coping with a Failed Adoption
By Elliot Anderson 19 Living With Diversity
Journey Into Our Son's Culture
By Katherine Bassein | | 20 About Birthparents
Dear Andy
By Warren Florence 25 Calendar of Events
26 Been There plus Culture Camps
50 Waiting Children
51 Parenting the Chid Who Waited
A teenager's take on the foster care system 52 Legal Q & A
Birthfather's Rights. 53 Book Reviews
78 Another Mother
By Gillian Dowley McNamee | | On The Cover: Alyssa Domre with her dad, Chris, Raleigh, North Carolina. Top: Ryan Samuel Thompson (USA), 8 mos., Elgin, Illinois. Below: Lauren (USA), 3, Ohio | |
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