ON THE COVER: Anna (3, U.S.), daughter of Rebecca and TK Rinehart, Golden, Colorado. Photograph by Jeff Ward.
From the Editor
A great blog keeps you checking back every day, rejoicing when there’s a new post, and glued to your screen while you read it. A great adoption blog does all this and more, with some laughs and many tears (or vice-versa), offering the kind of connection you may not find in your day-to-day circle. After clicking on hundreds of links nominated by you, our readers, and scrolling through pages of funny, honest, provocative, heart-felt stories, we’re pleased to announce Adoptive Families’ selection of this year’s 20 best adoption blogs . Or check out our complete blogroll on Adoptive Families’ Circle.
While researching our blogs feature, we were newly struck by the beautiful diversity of the adoption community. More and more of us are building families across racial lines, and accepting the joys and challenges that come with it. Who better to hear from than the people who are living it? “The Skin We’re In” features first-person stories, advice from our transracial parenting expert on conversations with our children about race, and recommended resources for families raising African-American, Latino, and Asian children.
In “ Birds, Bees, and Adoption,”will guide you through explaining reproduction, from those first questions – “Where do babies come from? Did I grow in your tummy?” – to complex discussions with teens about birth parents and sexuality.
As always, it’s your input, your experiences, and your adorable photos that make Adoptive Families such a rich resource. See what more than 1,800 of you shared about the total costs and timelines for your recent adoptions in our annual Cost & Timing of Adoption Survey . As we pledged, AF will make a $500 donation to From HIV to Home, the charity chosen by Janeé Pedersen, of California, who was selected at random from the survey participants.
I can’t wait to browse the submissions to our next photo contests – Mommy & Me and Daddy & Me!
Happy Spring!
Susan
