The Dissolution Or Disruption Of An Adoption

Editors note: This is not a “feel good” topic, but it is the reality for many families. Adoption disruption is not an story to blog about, and it’s never an easy decision to make, but until things change, it will continue to become a reality for more families. Written by Linny If you keep an eye on adoption sites that feature children available for re-adoption, it would seem there are more and more...

Adoption As A First Option (pt. 1)

I know many couples come to adoption after being involved in fertility treatments. What about those, like myself, who decided to adopt before exploring other options? Tell us about your experience in the comment section. Here’s what some of our adoption forums members had to say; “Years ago I was in a serious relationship with someone who, for political reasons, felt very strongly that he would never want to bring...

Transracial Adoption

13 things to consider before adopting transracially. Adopting a child of a different race is not something everybody is comfortable doing. Two of my three children are biracial (black/white) and and my husband & I are white. My third child is white although she is biologically related to her siblings. Because they came home to us as a multiracial sibling group, they don’t have a lot of the racial issues other...