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Adoption

Chicago adoption: An image of a woman with her son

Chicago man reunites with long-lost mother after adoption and helps keep her bakery alive

“It’s the most joyful story and time in my life,” Lindsey told ABC News. “In my senior years, all of this has come together.”

January 10, 2025
Infertility journey

To everyone facing infertility this Christmas: I know the ache of ‘not this year’

As another holiday season comes and goes, I know how easy it is to begin to wonder if you're ever going to be called mom.

December 18, 2024
Adoptive mom

I didn’t make my son, but I’m in awe that I get to call him mine

On the flip side, as an adoptive mama, I feel the sentiment of looking at my child in complete awe.

December 18, 2024
couple holding baby- adoptive parents

Adoptive parents: How to level up in 2024

Search for birth parent voices to better understand and honor your child’s origins.

December 31, 2023
children's books about adoption

15 Children’s books to help kids understand adoption

A mulberry bird, a fox, even a baby fruit bat... all characters who were adopted and learn that families come in all colors, shapes, and sizes.

January 3, 2023
mom hugging little girl - adoption story

What I wish I knew before adopting

2. Adjusting to our new normal takes time

August 30, 2022
open adoption: mother with child

Reframing Mother’s Day: How an open adoption changed my views on motherhood

I know I am the most fortunate person in the fact that I gained a daughter and a co-mother, and they are both amazing people that I love. 

Updated April 15, 2024
parents being handed baby in a hospital

This is birth: An adoption journey

An adoption journey: Watch this husband and wife finally become parents after…

December 21, 2020
Lieutenant Brian Zach holding adopted daughter

Police officer adopts child he met on duty

Lieutenant Brian Zach begs families to consider adoption: it's "well worth it."

December 3, 2020
black and white photo of a woman running her hand through her hair -families waiting to adopt

To all the parents waiting to adopt—don’t lose hope

With dwindling faith and lots of fear we boarded the plane to Armenia and arrived very late in a foreign land. That night we prayed on the three stars, went to sleep, and hoped that with the morning light our wish would come true.

Updated October 28, 2022
pregnant mom carrying a little boy

Adoption is complicated—and the Myka Stauffer controversy proves it

It was a feel good story. Until it turned into a cautionary tale.

June 25, 2020
couple on a plane with a newborn baby

These parents flying home with their adopted baby got a surprise in-flight baby shower

"She's just been adopted by her parents Caren and Dustin, and is making her way home," Bobby told the entire plane, which promptly erupted into cheers.

February 14, 2020
mom holding son

How I adopted my son—and fought to become his mama

We traveled by air and past oil rigs to visit the right offices. We sat in an intense courtroom proceeding with a magistrate and lawyer, nervously answering the court's questions.

November 6, 2019
woman holding 5-month-old baby

Nurse adopts the NICU preemie who didn’t have a single visitor for 5 months

"In the moment (I) knew she needed and deserved every ounce of love I had to give her," says Smith.

April 9, 2019

7 phrases NOT to say to an adoptive family—and what to say instead

6. "How are your own/real children handling your adoption/foster care?"

Updated October 28, 2022
Mother crying while holding a baby

This viral video shows the beauty of adoption-and will make you 😭

"We are now one family and all of that is because Brandy made a brave, selfless, beautiful decision," says Heather Dickerson.

May 9, 2018
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