Tag: adoption journey
-
5 Adjustments You’ll Need to Embrace as a Transracial Adoptive Family
Get Pregnant Fast This week, I took three kids to the dentist, and let me tell you, it was quite the experience. My initial expectations for a calm visit quickly went out the window. While waiting for my second child’s appointment, I found myself in a chaotic scene: one child was crying about a toothache,…
-
The 10 Most Absurd Questions This Adoptive Family Has Encountered
“Are you planning to tell the kids they are adopted?” It’s pretty obvious that we’re white and they’re black, right? I think if we didn’t mention their adoption, they’d catch on eventually. “Why didn’t their mom keep them? They’re so beautiful!” The circumstances surrounding our kids’ adoption had nothing to do with their appearance. They…
-
20 Insights I Wish I Had Before Embracing Adoption
Get Pregnant Fast Just like first-time parents-to-be who blissfully overlook the challenges of childbirth, my partner and I sat through numerous adoption workshops, exchanging knowing glances. “It won’t be that way for us,” our smiles seemed to say. Yet, it turned out to be quite similar. Even the well-informed adoption professionals couldn’t prepare us for…