Tough choices but finally, family July 21, 2021 by Sandra Mendez · Published July 21, 2021 · Last modified July 23, 2021 A mother writes about how a cross-country move in the middle of their adoption proceedings almost disrupted their plans.
Be perfect? No, just be loving and kind June 22, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published June 22, 2021 · Last modified June 25, 2021 A mother who was adopted as a baby reflects on raising six children she and her husband adopted from foster care.
“Having each other made life easier for our children—and for us” May 25, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published May 25, 2021 · Last modified May 27, 2021 Ryan and Christopher knew they wanted to be parents, and that adoption was how it would happen. What they didn’t realize was that over the course of five months, they would become fathers to four siblings—and that was only the beginning!
Finding Cora April 6, 2021 by Maurine Atkinson · Published April 6, 2021 · Last modified April 7, 2021 In this guest post, a mother writes about finding her daughter on AdoptUSKids: “The process that I thought would be quick took more than four years, but if I had been matched sooner, I wouldn’t have been matched with Cora.”
Finding normal March 10, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published March 10, 2021 · Last modified April 6, 2021 A young woman reflects on her adoption after eight foster placements: “I realized that they really loved me, that they weren’t going to give up on me.”
“My kids’ bio parents are like our extended family” February 4, 2021 by William Presswood · Published February 4, 2021 · Last modified March 10, 2021 A single father talks about why he ensures that the children he adopted stay connected to their birth families.
