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Choices: A Single Mom Speaks Out

When people first discover that I am a single parent with nine children, 7 of whom are teenagers or young adults, I am inevitably asked the question, "How do you DO it?" My answer... [more]

Choices Times Three

The following story is a unique personal story of our family. We adopted three daughters in the 1960's and 1970's through private adoptions. As adopted parents we searched for the birth mo... [more]

Like A Mother Bear

I had no idea that I would feel this way. I've never been in this position before. I had no idea that I would become so protective. I've never experienced this sense of loyalty to a stra... [more]

Real and Natural Mothers' Reflections on Birth- and Adoptive-Mothering

While waiting for Thea, one of her office mates came up, and asked if this was Thea's little girl. I said, yes, Tori was our daughter. The woman laughed, and asked "No, whose child is ... [more]

A Dream Come True!

Her arms were full with three beautiful boys, but oh, how she longed for a little girl! Dresses and ruffles... dollies and posies... the mysteries of her womanhood as she grows... that fir... [more]

My Story As an A-Father

I've been very fasinated by the relationships I've read between Aparents and Bparents. I am an Afather and would like to share my story. We have a very unique relationship with our son's bm... [more]

A Story of Hope 2

Last January we were still waiting to be matched to our birth mother. Our first match did not work out, nor did our second. But, one evening at the end of January, while checking email, we ... [more]

An Unbelievable Story of Our Adoption

Being a new grandmother I had became a little selfish with my new grandson. My daughter told me to get a baby of my own. Well I was 40 yrs old and couldn't have any more children. I told he... [more]

Becoming a Mother Through Adoption

January 17, 1991, the day the Gulf War broke out will be a day I will never forget. This day won't stick in my mind because of the bombings I saw live on television but because of the telep... [more]