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millie bobby brown and jake bongiovi

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi welcome their first baby through adoption

Millie Bobby Brown is officially a mom. The Stranger Things star and…

Updated Aug. 22, 2025

Firefighter finds abandoned newborn—after 15 years of infertility, he knew in his heart this was his son

Chris, a firefighter in Belen, New Mexico, was working his shift when an alarm rang at his station’s Safe Haven Baby Box.

Updated Mar. 18, 2025
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.”

Updated Jan. 10, 2025
parents pose with their 7 adopted siblings

Instead of being ’empty nesters,’ this couple adopted 7 orphaned siblings

“I can’t explain it—I just knew I was supposed to be their mom.”

Updated Dec. 07, 2021

I want to be “Mama” forever

I still remember the first time my adopted daughter called me "Mama." Now I don't want to give it up.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Tiffany Haddish says she plans to adopt older kids from foster care

The famous actress and comedian knows firsthand what it feels like to be a a child in foster care.

Updated Apr. 04, 2022

Why you should stop saying “give up” when you talk about adoption

I often say, "my child's birth mother made an adoption plan and chose us to parent her child." Full stop.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

My baby was born addicted to heroin. Here’s how I forgave her birth mom.

The series of days surrounding my daughter's birth was the most emotional time of my life.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Katherine Heigl changed her mind about having more kids because of the pandemic

She's not alone: the COVID baby boom is looking more like a baby bust.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

My mother gave me permission to embrace the grief and glory of my adoption

She taught me that "real" is not a word that is reserved for blood relatives or love relatives. Real is whatever the Adoptee wants it to be.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

What went viral this week: Loving dads, one teacher’s no-homework policy + other good news you need to know💕

Amid political turmoil, parents and teachers are still working to make the world a better place for their kids.

Updated Nov. 04, 2020

The new Gerber Baby went viral for a very important reason

Magnolia's parents tell Motherly they are happy she's spreading joy during this trying time.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

The complicated emotions that come with adoption

For the first family, the adoptee and the adoptive parents.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

My birth story: How adoption made me a mama

My infertility made me a fighter. It made me believe that anything is possible.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

What I finally understood about my adoption after becoming a mother

For the first time, I felt such immense sadness for my biological mother.

Updated Nov. 05, 2018

To my son’s birth mother: Thank you for choosing us

It is because of her selfless love that we call ourselves parents.

Updated Jun. 18, 2018

13 celebrities on the magic of adoption

When mamas open their homes and hearts to an adopted child, their bond is just as thick as blood.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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