Search Results: May/June 2004

A mother sharing her child's adoption story

Is Adoption Sad?

We may feel one way or the other, but it's our kids who must decide.

Nontraditional families are everywhere

“Raising California”

Families are forming in all sorts of ways, in a rainbow of colors, and my son through adoption is growing up right in the middle of all of it.

Open adoptions can be rewarding

“The Other Mother”

A birth mom and an adoptive mom delve into the complex — and surprising — realities of their open adoptions.

Our readers share their adoption day celebration traditions.

Adoption Day Celebration

Our readers share how they celebrate the anniversary of their child's adoption and how to balance the celebrations so biological kids don't feel left out.

Foster care can lead to permanent adoption

“Changing My Name to Mom”

As she prepares for the adoption of her third child, the author knows it is not just she who must be ready, but also the 9-year-old girl she's fallen in love with.

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