For adoptive parents and kids, the focus just always seems to be on the birth mother. That is the way it has been for my daughter and myself. My daughter has never once ever expressed interest or had questions about her birth father. She has had over the years asked to meet her birth mother […]
5 Helpful Tips for Those Thinking of Adoption #Adoption
5 Tips for Those Thinking of Adoption Friends and family are always introducing me to people that are interested in adopting. Certainly, the requirements have changed in recent years, whether you are adopting internationally or domestically, but the pre-work hasn’t changed. And for the most part, even if you use several agencies, there is little […]
Becoming a Mother #TenYearsAgo
Ten years ago, my mom, sister and drive to Philadelphia to meet my daughter for the first time. To say that I was nervous, she might have only been a few days old
The Call that Changed My Life Forever #Adoption
But it’s only Tuesday, … And so it began, a morning like so many before, staring wistfully out my window at the Statue of Liberty. I began to run through all the items on my to do list
Fears of Meeting the Birth Mother – An Adoptive Moms’s Perspective
Fear of Meeting My Daughter’s Birth Mother My daughter and I have had several discussions about meeting her birth mother. Up until now, every post has been from her perspective but today, I thought I would shed some light on what’s been rattling around in my head off and on for that last few months […]
Spence-Chapin Adoption Fall Workshops
While I did not use Spence-Chapin to adopt my daughter, Spence-Chapin is a 100+ year old leading non-profit child adoption organization located in the New York area that also has an Adoption Resource Center that provides education, and support for adoptive parents post adoption. Here is their schedule of Fall Programs and resources. WORKSHOPS 10/10 Pursuing Fertility […]
Can I Meet My Birth Mother? – Adoption Tales
Can I Meet My Birth Mother? “I will always love you, mommy!” my daughter proclaimed after asking if she could meet her “birth mother ” as we prepared for our Philadelphia trip. Now I went through this angst two years ago when we went to Philadelphia to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption agency I […]
Ametz Adoption and the Family Conference – March 11
Adoption and the Family Conference – For over 28 years, Ametz Adoption Program of the Jewish Child Care Association has been helping singles and couples of all religious and cultural backgrounds pursue domestic and international adoptions. The annual Adoption and the Family Conference is the highlight of the year, when Ametz showcases its programs, collaborations, and resources throughout the adoption community. […]
Adoption Advice from Hugh Jackman, Star of Real Steal
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting Hugh Jackman in a roundtable with other members of the press and was lucky enough to get a question in. Rather than ask about his latest starring role as a washed up fighter in Real Steel (if you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it, as a must […]
Your Mom Is A Lesbian – Bullying Tales from Grade School
For the record, I am not a Lesbian. This reminds of a scene from Four Weddings and A Funeral (if you haven’t seen it, rent it, truly funny) that best explains my situation. A wedding guest, Mrs. Beaumont asks Fiona (Kristen Scott Thomas) during one of the weddings scenes, if she was a Lesbian. Fiona: […]
